Analysis of insomnia
my eyes are black and recessed
A side effect of my lack of rest
It always looks like I'm on a narcotic
But it’s my sleep loss that is chronic
Why does every day
Have to end this way
on my back with a view of the ceiling
Unable to shake this sleepy feeling
I’ve counted those sheep
Even changed the sheet.
Fluffed my pillow,
reopened the window
I spend the whole day
Thinking of hitting the hay
I’m really starting to suffer
Without my REM sleep buffer
The room I now dread
Is the one with my bed
At Least the TV distraction can hide
The overwhelming urge to tranquilize
Scheme | AABB CCDD XXEE CCFF GGXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (60%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 1111001 010111111 1111110010 111111110 111001 11111 1111011010 0101111010 11011 10101 1110 010010 11011 1011001 11010110 0111110 01111 101111 1101101011 00101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 579 |
Words | 117 |
Sentences | 2 |
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) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Written on November 10, 2020
Submitted by muzz on December 11, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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