Analysis of Lost
I am wandering from land to land
Holding my children's hand
Drying their bitter tears
Trying to take their fears
I am wandering from place to place
Seeing many a face
Wondering where is a home for me
A garden where I'd love to be
I am wandering from town to town
Acting often like a clown
Searching for a place to stay
Not only for just a day
I am wandering from here to there
Walking fast to anywhere
Knowing that I am lost
Where can I be a host?
| Scheme | AAXX BBCC DDEE FFXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 111001111 101101 101101 101111 111001111 101001 100110111 01011111 111001111 1010101 1010111 1101101 111001111 101110 101111 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 432 |
| Words | 91 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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