Analysis of Missing faces
The faces I have loved on this earth,
I no longer see,
They touched a spot in my soul,
Took up seats in my heart.
Love all made
My heart did break,
Cracked in places,
No physical places,
In missing faces.
| Scheme | XXXX XXAAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010111111 11101 1101011 111011 111 1111 1010 110010 01010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 198 |
| Words | 41 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
Inspired by all the people I have loved and miss especially M. Sean Obrien
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