Analysis of Lost



I wrote you this letter mom
To say that I'm lost again
To say that I'm gone again
Searching for dreams I made
Seeking the truth I hate
Following love I crave
You know that I love you mom
You know that I'm still awake
Waiting a turn to take


Scheme ABBCDEAFF
Poetic Form Nonet (44%)
Metre 1111101 1111101 1111101 101111 100111 100111 1111111 1111101 100111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 239
Words 50
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 187
Words per stanza (avg) 50
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Submitted by yaroslav on April 13, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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