Analysis of Hell defined
Kelley Davies 1983 (Dallas)
We all have our various descriptions
Depictions of the realms of hell
For me, it isn't mine anymore
It is yours
There was a philosopher who described hell as others
I was in agreement for a long time
But now I believe I've found common ground with that philosopher
Materialism is hell
And people love things
It gives them a sense of power and control in the inherently uncomfortable position we tend to be in
This universe is not in control
People bother me
They bother me much
They seem to think they know
As do I
Maybe what bugs me about them is our similarities, not differences
We're all the center of our own universes
The stars of our own movie
It bothers me
That we don't get along with one another
I miss the old times
I miss the old people
I miss the times when people could speak nicely to each other
And be polite
Those times are gone
Part of the reason I want to kill myself is the fact that other people seem to be so miserably suffering
And there's not anything I can do to change that
I miss the old heroes
They're all dead now
Hope is gone and lost in that great big wind
Wonder if it can come back
I'm sick, pissed off and tired
Please God, restore my hope
Restore my peace
Give me a sense that things could once again be alright
I can't take this pain much longer
Scheme | X A X X X X B A X X X C X X X D D C C B X X B E X X X X X X X X X X E B |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110100010 01010111 11110101 111 11001001011110 1100101011 1110111101110100 0100011 01011 111011100010001000100001011110 11011001 10101 11011 111111 111 10111011110010011000 110101101100 01110110 1101 11110111010 11011 110110 110111011101110 0101 1111 11010111111011101011111000100 01110111111 110110 1111 1110101111 1011111 1111010 110111 0111 110111110111 11111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,354 |
Words | 297 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 36 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 28 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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