Analysis of Reality (ww1 1914-1918)
REALITY (WW1 1914-1918)
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL
OUT IN THE FIELD
trench foot
mortar bombs
ALWAYS ON THE ALERT
SOAKING, DRIPPING WET
bullets whistle
sirens wail
SLEEP AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
HEARING, SEEING, FEELING EVERY SCREAM
gunpowder smoke
gunpowder smells
METAL FRAGMENTATIONS WHIZZING BY
HEARING, SEEING, FEELING BUDDIES CRY
razor barbed wire
blood seeping
YOUR EARDRUMS BLASTING, POUNDING SORE
KNOWING LONG AGO YOU COULD TAKE NO MORE
flames exploding
bodies exploding
EYES STINGING, SCRAPING LIDS
EVERY FINGER THERE, IF YOUR GOD FORBIDS
SHOUTING, BAWLING, BELLY CRAWLING
RED, RED MUD, GROWING POOLS OF WARMING BLOOD
just an arm
A HUMAN FACE IN YOUR GUNSIGHTS
KNOWING TO PULL THE TRIGGER ISN'T RIGHT
AND ALL FOR glory
end of story
| Scheme | X XX XA XX XX BB XX CC XD EE DD FFDX X AXGG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (37%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 101 1111 1001 11 101 11001 10101 1010 101 1101001 1010101001 101 101 101101 101010101 10110 110 1110101 1010111111 1010 10010 110101 10010111101 1011010 1111011101 111 0101011 1011010101 01110 1110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 708 |
| Words | 118 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 14 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 1, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 30 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 43 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Submitted on March 04, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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