Analysis of Prisoner
Sorrow lies within
My heart, heavy.
Weighed down as if full of stones.
My soul, restrained.
Cuffed to the bottom of a seemingly endless well that is this shell of a body.
When did the light go out?
When did my life essence become so shrouded in darkness that I know not who I am anymore?
In a blink of an eye I have become a prisoner of this monster called Depression.
Begging for mercy, please let me feel the warmth of Sunshine's embrace.
Denied.
How can you be so cruel.
Deprivation slowly turns into familiarity.
Settled into my bones like an old friend.
I know this.
Mechanically routine.
I hear Depressions laughter as I use the last bit of strength to fight back.
Question, are you okay?
Mustering up a smile, I'm fine.
Trying to cling to this lifeline.
New feeling, hope?
Trying to convey with my eyes that I'm not
Fine.
Walking away, insides screaming, please come back.
Help me! Please
Save me.
Too late, I am defeated
Scheme | XAXXAXXXXXXAXXXBXCCXXCBXA X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101 1110 1111111 1101 110101010010111111010 110111 11111001110010111111101 0011111101010011101010 101101111011101 01 1111110 010101010100 1001111111 111 010001 110101011101111111 10111 10010111 1011111 1101 10101111111 1 10010110111 111 11 1111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 936 |
Words | 194 |
Sentences | 24 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 25, 1 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 362 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 85 |
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