Analysis of Bash
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
I leave the bed unset,
the dishes full of grime,
carpet full of old fleas.
My cup empty of tea.
The toilet bent to breaking point.
Floors sink beneath my feet
I wanted to be outside
But I starve the garden birds
And all the flowers
have long since died
My wardrobe has withered
And sagged into my skin.
The food took over
Black bags pile within
I wish a new wish now
But it's hard to fit it in
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110101 010111 101111 111011 01011101 110111 1101111 1110101 01010 1111 11110 010111 01110 11101 110111 1111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 402 |
Words | 90 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 307 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 80 |
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