Analysis of Minute Death



Headlights burning on high beam
motoring in dark surroundings
wrinkled attire for affairs
high heels lie improperly on the floormat
the moonlight gleaming through the window
bouncing off her damp prosterior
taking a high road less traveled
destined to reach her destination
incalculable thoughts racing against time
she does not slow down, she keeps driving
visualizing the face of a lesser half
only for a millisecond before delirium settles in
maximum acceleration
gasps echo off the interior
a grimacing face, the embrace of impact
reality deceased through her tears
as her heart stops, she comes crashing down
consumed by fiery domain


Scheme ABCDDEDFGHIJFEDCKL
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 10001010 10010101 1110100101 01101010 101011 10011110 10110010 01000110011 111111110 1000110101 1010100010100100 100010 110100100 01001001101 1001101 101111101 01110001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 621
Words 101
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 535
Words per stanza (avg) 101
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Submitted on October 07, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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