Analysis of I said



I told the housewife-
Be kind!
She didn't listen,
Unwanted pain scrambled in the heart.

I said to the earth-
Why hesitate!
I can't stand it anymore,
Can't see all those closed doors.

I told the night-
Get some sleep!
I am very tired of passing sleepless hours,
So in a trembling foot, I am moving, stopping, stopping.

I told the boat-
Take me to the shore!
It left with the other visitors, but me,
What sacrificial fire entered into the heart.

Thereafter-
I sat down in awe,
The moon appeared at the end of daytime,
Remained exhaled by the clamors of grigs.


Scheme XXXA XXBC XXXX XBXA XXXC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (45%)
Etheree  (30%)
Metre 1101 11 11010 010110001 11101 110 111101 111111 1101 111 1110101101010 100100111101010 1101 11101 11101010011 101010100101 010 11101 010110111 010110111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 561
Words 121
Sentences 9
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 86
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted by hakikur on June 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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