Analysis of Lament of the Shadowed Heart
In the depths of a heart where shadows dwell,
Lies a story of fear and pain to tell.
A fortress once bright, now dimmed by years,
Its walls inscribed with silent tears.
The people I let in, with steps unsure,
Left their marks, their presence obscure.
Each footprint a stain, each memory a scar,
A tapestry of hurt, a singular memoir.
Losing love, a bitter, relentless ache,
A tempest of sorrow, a soul's earthquake.
Yet, in this abyss where light seldom parts,
A glimmer of hope ignites in the dark.
For though memories can wield a painful might,
They are treasures, precious and bright.
Each one a lesson, a moment's lease,
A fragment of time, a piece of peace.
So here in the dark, where my heart resides,
Amidst the fear, a small light abides.
A beacon of what was, what could be again,
A promise that love, in some form, remains.
Scheme | AAXX BBCC DDXX EEFF GGXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 001101111 1010110111 010111111 11011101 0101101101 11111001 1101110001 01001101001 1010100101 010110011 1010111101 0101101001 11100110101 11101001 110100101 010110111 1100111101 010101101 01011111101 0101101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 837 |
Words | 175 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 129 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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