Analysis of Virus
Emilia Acabeo 1949 (Puerto Rico)
Wailing sirens
Followed by praying mourners
Weeping eyes red
Stumble through in agony
While the moist black dirt
Snatches their loved ones
| Scheme | ABCDEA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010 1011010 1011 1010100 10111 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 138 |
| Words | 22 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 117 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
During the pandemic the TV was filled with news about how many people died.
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Written on April 04, 2020
Submitted by ACABEO.EMILIA on November 09, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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