Analysis of Addiction {Acrostic}



Abnormal craving
Dependency on drugs
Destroys person's body
Insatiable desire
Contracts deadly illness
Through tainted needles
Invading mind and soul
On their knees praying
Needing God's Help


Scheme ABCDEFGAH
Poetic Form Nonet (44%)
Metre 01010 010011 011010 0100010 11010 11010 010101 11110 1011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 183
Words 27
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 163
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Linda D. Blakely

I was born in West Virginia and raised in Kentucky. I've been writing poetry since high school and have been in many poetry circles on the internet. I am known in these circles as the "legendarylinda". I have won contests, received medals and many other merits for my poetry. I would love to travel and see the world. My hero is Jesus Christ. I wish to dedicate this book to my parents and all my friends everywhere in the world. ~Peace Legendary Linda more…

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