Analysis of Penelope
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
Looking into the mirror,
Penelope couldn't help but feel
Like a ghost.
The reflection
Staring back at her
Was not that of a person
Who was truly present
In this world.
The eyes lacked the brightness,
The face held no expression,
And the body seemed to drift,
Without any real sense
Of belonging.
She had become
A mere shadow
Of herself,
Her identity lost
To the abyss
Of her thoughts
And emotions.
She felt like she was hovering,
Every movement weighed down
By the burden
Of her existence.
There was no enthusiasm,
No passion,
No joy,
And no sadness.
It was just a constant numbness
That had taken over
Her body and soul.
It was as if she
Was a passenger
In her own life,
Watching everything
Unfold
From a distance,
Incapable
Of making any real
Impact.
Days passed by
In a blur,
And she couldn't recount
What she had done
Or accomplished.
Time had lost its meaning,
And she felt like
A mere observer
Of the world around her.
There was no sense
Of purpose,
No motivation,
And no direction.
She was just a shell,
A hollow being
That drifted through
The monotony
Of everyday life.
The feeling
Of being a ghost
Instead of a person
Was overwhelming,
And she could no longer
Ignore the nagging
Emptiness inside her.
She longed
For something
More,
For a sense of belonging,
For a reason to stay
In this world.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1001010 010010111 101 0010 10110 1111010 111010 011 011010 0111010 0010111 011011 1010 1101 011 101 001001 1001 101 0010 11111100 1001011 1010 10010 1110100 110 11 0110 11101010 111010 01001 11111 10100 0011 1010 01 1010 0100 110101 01 111 001 011001 1111 1010 111110 0111 01010 101010 1111 110 1010 01010 11101 01010 1101 00100 11011 010 11001 011010 1010 011110 01010 100010 11 110 1 1011010 101011 011 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 1,373 |
Words | 311 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 20, 20, 18, 13 |
Lines Amount | 71 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 258 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 60 |
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