Analysis of Insomnia



By the breathing pond,
While consumed by its misty breath,
I met Insomnia.
"Why are your eyes wide and soul tired?"
"My wife," he replied, "has disappeared into
The moonlight."
"Can I help you find her?" I asked.
"Yes. She's pale with dark features and an
Air of peace."
"What is her name?" I asked.
"Rest."
We looked high upon grassy peaks
And low into snowy valleys.
At last we found her
Under a tree down by that pond
Having an affair with Slumber.
Insomnia lay down beside her,
Embraced her,
And then Insomnia was no more.


Scheme ABCDEFGHIGJKLMAMMMN
Poetic Form
Metre 10101 10111101 110100 111110110 1110110101 01 11111011 111111001 111 110111 1 11101101 01011010 11110 10011111 10101110 010011010 010 010100111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 508
Words 104
Sentences 13
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 396
Words per stanza (avg) 97
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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