Analysis of Ka-Ba



The loneliness of the dead,
Begets that of the living,
Lack of comfort in arms,
Cold and death warms me further.

Those I have grown accustomed to
Betray me for the medusa with a sirens song,
Hell I feel trapped,
How to escape with my soul intact?

Bury me with the provisions of eternity.
I will live death in deeds of loyalty and prayer against the deceiver,
Their names will not be written at my site,

For wasted life they have.


Scheme XXXA XXXX XAX X
Poetic Form
Metre 0100101 0111010 111001 1011110 11110101 0111001010101 1111 110111101 1011001010100 1111011100010101 1111110111 110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 418
Words 81
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 1
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 85
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on November 03, 2016

Modified on April 25, 2023

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