Analysis of For The Lady I Knew Who Battled Anorexia
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
The lake, once pristine and full,
Now lays barren and empty.
Its depths hidden beneath a surface
Of decaying algae and mud.
Every drop of water that once flowed
Now held tightly within its grasp,
Refusing sustenance in a battle
Against an unknown force.
The shoreline, once lush and green,
Now eroded and barren.
Lifeless trees stand witness
To a battle that was fought and lost.
The silence is deafening,
A world once full of sound
Now quieted by a darkness
That consumes all in its path.
There is hope in the horizon,
A light that shines through the fog.
A chance to break the chains
And reclaim the beauty of the lake.
So let the rain fall and fill the lake,
Let the sun warm its surface.
Let the life within return,
And let the battle be won.
Scheme | XXAX XXXX XBAX XXAX BXXC CAXB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111001 1110010 111001010 10101001 1001110111 11100111 0101000010 011011 011101 1010010 101110 101011101 0101100 011111 11001010 1011011 11100010 0111101 011101 001010101 110110101 1011110 1010101 0101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 751 |
Words | 160 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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