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 |
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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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