Analysis of Loneliness
A quick glance across the room
A stare at the full moon
The silence of the night
A memory of a special touch
A special sound of one's voice
The stillness in the empty room
A smile that flashes in my mind
A favorite scent fills the nostrils
The memory of time once spent
by Nancy Robinson Wright
| Scheme | AXBXXAXXX B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0110101 011011 010101 010010101 0101111 01000101 01110011 010011010 01001111 1101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 307 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 118 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
About this poem
I first submitted this poem to you In 2006. It was given the Editor's Choice Award. However, I did not respond to the request to have the poem published.
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Written on February 02, 2006
Submitted by nrwright47 on February 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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