Analysis of LIVING
RAYNARD 1958 (HOSPITAL)
NINE INCH NAILS
I HANG FROM THE CEILING LIKE A DISPLACED BAT
MY WINGS HAVE BEEN CLIPPED
EACH LIMB DISCONNECTED
BLOOD STAINED BODY
NAKED TO THE BONE
I SIT
DROWNING IN MY OWN URINE
STIRRING EACH FORGOTTEN MEMORY
DERAILED AND DISCARDED BY SOCIETY
MY MIND HAS BEEN ALTERED AS HAS MY NAME
EACH STEP I TAKE IS NOT THE SAME
DEATH IS CLOSE AS ARE YOU
UNOPENED LETTERS RESIDE IN MY MIND
FILLED WITH UNKINDNESS
UNABLE TO REWIND
THE LIGHTS IN THE ROOM HAVE DARKENED
I AM NO LONGER ANGRY
AT REST I AM WITH THE ANGELS
| Scheme | AXXX BX XXBB CC X DAD XB X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 11101010011 11111 11010 1110 10101 11 1001110 101010100 01001010100 1111101111 11111101 111111 0101001011 111 010110 01001110 1111010 11111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 610 |
| Words | 107 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 4, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 51 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
LIVING
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Written on March 15, 2023
Submitted by rayo.x on March 15, 2023
Modified on April 07, 2023
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