Analysis of Sane
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
If you feel invincible, well then
You're strong enough
To handle all of my affliction.
If you think I'm crazy, go ahead and laugh.
I've got evidence to prove I'm sane.
You can come around to fuck anytime.
I've got no plans, no place to go.
But please, don't hurt me with your arrows.
I'm barely holding on, as you're well aware.
Our love's been battered and bruised.
It's a wonder it's still alive at all.
But we keep holding on,
Refusing to acknowledge.
Afraid to just put it down.
Please, don't release the sky on me
Don't leave me here to suffer, unaided
If you go, I'll be lost
Broken, abandoned, turned to stone
| Scheme | XXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111010011 1101 110111010 11111010101 111001111 111011110 11111111 111111110 11010111101 10111001 1010110111 111101 0101010 0111111 11010111 1111110010 111111 10010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 623 |
| Words | 131 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 5, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 117 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Written on May 24, 2023
Submitted by JoeStrickland on May 24, 2023
Modified by JoeStrickland on July 15, 2023
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