Analysis of The Basement of the Soul
The basement of the soul
is messy. is dirty.
is buried under a foot of dust.
is creaky, is endless
the door handles are caked in rust.
Old. Dark. Deep. Down.
when you descend you don’t know if -
Cold. Stark. Don’t. Drown.
you will make it out alive with-
out scars
wrenching pain
still not as bad should’ve you remained
safe and dry,
without care,
perched atop the wooden stair.
weighing if
you ought to go
to the basement of your soul.
Scheme | A XBXBCDCXXXXXEEDXA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010101 110110 110100111 110110 01101101 1111 11011111 1111 11111011 11 101 11111101 101 011 1010101 101 1111 1010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 443 |
Words | 92 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 17 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 166 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
About this poem
The incredible process of journeying to the deepest part of ourselves is filled with mystery, pain, and beauty.
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