Analysis of Imperfection
Trust, love, faith
I put my all at stake
But I’m drowned in losses
Thorns instead of roses
What’s love without heartbreak
I say nothing’s a piece of cake
What’s trust without doubt
What’s happiness all about
I stood but I fell
Darkness is where I dwell
I swam but I drowned
I reach for the sky but I’m still on the ground
Put me together, fix me back
Perfection is what I lack
I’m done with life, no, I’m done with myself
You broke me, you yourself
Now I know where I belong
I’ll stand proud and strong
I know it’s all blackness
But I won’t search for the light, I’ll find peace in my darkness
Scheme | XAXX AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Tetractys (30%) Etheree (25%) |
Metre | 111 111111 111010 101110 01011 11100111 01011 0100101 11111 101111 11111 11101111101 11010111 0101111 111111111 111101 1111101 11101 111110 11111011110110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 599 |
Words | 117 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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