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 |
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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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