Analysis of Wilt
Blood drained from
hot tarry scabs
cauterized crusty cracks
upon the skin
broken in
false composure
painted over
a wrinkled face
lines erased
by ocean floods
of hidden tears
down the flumes
plucking plumes
unfeathered
doomed
and wilted
like petals in the sun
fading memories
of what once was done
now a shell of what was
left behind
a heart that once beat
now forever confined
to the emptiness
of a life unfulfilled
| Scheme | ABCDDEEFGHIJJGKLMNMOPQPRS |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (52%) |
| Metre | 111 1101 100101 0101 100 1010 1010 0101 101 1101 1101 101 101 1 1 010 110001 10100 11111 101111 101 01111 101001 10100 10101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 419 |
| Words | 77 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 25 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 343 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 73 |
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Written on January 20, 2023
Submitted by Jordan123phillips on January 20, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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