Analysis of Hollow man



There's a man down the hollows
Where there's no shed of light,
So that darkness can roam naked
And shadows can't pry.

Don't bother with hope;
You'll find him at the bottom of the sea
 laying his bed
With the last round of bubbles.

Don't bother with love;
Unless you count the dreams
And his Beautiful mind,
Until void gains more space.

Now why bother with faith,
When there's no sun to prove -
Only to live a while
And to die for longer.

And I know you'd ask for patience
Like any human can afford!
But of course he'd wait
I mean, where can a dead man possibly go!


Scheme XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Poetic Form Etheree  (40%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1011010 111111 11101110 0111 11011 1111010101 1011 1011110 11011 011101 011001 011111 111011 111111 101101 011110 01111110 11010101 11111 11110111001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 569
Words 124
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 86
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

A poem of reflection on life struggles; the seemingly unfair circumstances faced by the poet, to a point of concede.

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Written on January 15, 2022

Submitted by Bardwitty on June 15, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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