Analysis of The Melancholy Of Despair
The torment of my heart
as though ripped apart
can never quite compare
to the melancholy of despair
as I watch in the distance
it suddenly occurs, this instant
that I am truly apart...
from the torment of my heart
the river, jungle and mountains
exist, despite surmounting
the travisities of polluted fountains
caused by human wanton
the torment of my soul
no longer fully whole
can never quite compare
to the melancholy of despair
still, thus, I am alive
and so before I die
it is my duty to repair
this melancholy of despair.
| Scheme | aaBBcdaaefeghhBBijbb |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 01111 11101 110101 10100101 1110010 110001110 1111001 101111 01010010 0101010 01101010 111010 01111 110101 110101 10100101 111101 010111 11110101 1100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 508 |
| Words | 95 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 424 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 95 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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