Analysis of WHITE HORSES WHITE LIES
WHITE HORSES CRASH AGAINST THE FAR NEIGHBOURS WALLS
CRUMBLING LIVES IN FREEFALL
PEELIN PAINT ON DISPLAY
EACH COLOUR FADING
FRAGMENTS OF WALLPAPER HANG ON IN
DESPAIR
ALL IN NEED OF REPAIR
AN LEAKING ROOF
DISCARDED TILES
AN OVERFLOWING BATH
DRENCHED COTTON SHEETS
THE STENCH OF A RECENTLY DECEASED BODY
COLD ICE WATER IN THE FRIDE
AN BOTTLE OF UNOPENED TEQUILA
SEVERAL EMPTY BEER CANS
A MATTRESS IN THE LIVING ROOM
INFESTED WITH STALE URINE
A SILHOUETTE SLEEPS WITHOUT A SOUND
BREATHING DEEPLY
THE RICH VELVET CURTAINS ARE HALF DRAWN
OUTSIDE A VEIL OF MIST
SHARDS OF YELLOW SUNLIGHT
THE MORNING IS FRESH
THE STREETS ARE SLOWLY GATHERING
AN HANDFUL OF PEDESTRIANS ARE WAITING FOR A BUS
IN THE APPARTMENT OPPOSITE
A YOUNG GIRL IS DEPARTING
NO LONGER IN LOVE WITH HER ART
FORCED AGAINST HER WILL
A LETTER WRITTEN BY HER
TELLS HER PARENTS SHES BEEN PROMOTED
AN ASSIGNMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD
NOT TO WORRY ALL IS WELL
A FOND FAREWELL
WRITE SOON
A NEW LIFE ON THE HORIZON
Scheme | X X XAXBB XX XXC CXX XD XC X XXX AX XAX X XXXE EX D |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101010111 100101 11101 1110 10110110 01 101101 1101 0101 11001 1101 01101000110 1110001 1101010010 101011 01000101 0101110 00110101 1010 011010111 110111 11101 01011 01110100 1110100110101 001100 0111010 11001101 10101 0101010 101011010 101010101101 1110111 011 11 01110010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,186 |
Words | 190 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 16 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 5, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 3, 2, 3, 1, 4, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 50 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
DISTRESS AND EMPTINESS NEW WORLD AND NEW HOPE
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Written on March 24, 2023
Submitted by ryraynard on March 24, 2023
Modified on April 26, 2023
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