Analysis of Ambulance
Wailing sirens echo through the air,
Red rooftop lights flash violently,
A big plus sign is stuck to all its doors,
Metal stretchers adorn the interiors,
Oxygen masks hang from plastic chords,
Along with Megan bottles filled with glucose liquid,
Antiseptic stench spreads all over,
Streaks of blood smudge windows,
Bundles of cotton bandages lay in a heap,
Modern computer displays throbbing heart; blood pressure..etc.,
Walkie-talkie antennas sway in animation,
Plastic face masks are strapped for medical inspection,
Power horns blare incessantly,
The speedometer barks escalating speeds,
Acknowledging bystanders shift away,
Portable refrigerator carries patient food,
Consisting of capsule; injection; pacifying ointment; and mineral water,
Patient groans inundate plush interiors,
Wounded and stabbed at umpteenth places,
Dislocated bones and fight for breath,
Head lying in gory pools of blood,
With nostalgic memories of close kin,
And an overwhelming desire to survive like never before,
As the 10 seater ambulance urgently surges forward through crowded roads of the city.
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKKBLMNGDOPFQRB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101010101 11111000 0111111111 10100100100 100111101 011101011110 01011110 111110 101101001001 100100110111 101001010010 1011111100010 10110100 0010011001 010010101 100010010101 010110010110010010 1011010100 10011110 100010111 110010111 1010100111 0101001010111001 1010100100101011011010 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,082 |
Words | 159 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 892 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 159 |
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