Analysis of Gasp



Hollow man. Strange apparition in the dark.
Anxiety engulfs the coward. Chills befriends the weak.
The room smells like blood. Eyes meet deadly face.
Is there any escape?
There is no door. The gateway is seized.
I am not alone.

Hollow man. Proud one.
Immaculate apparel meets a cheerful face.
Flattering his gains for cursory gazes.
Yet his folly haunts him.
There is an inner conflict.
He is not alone.

Hollow World. Vanity
And man has such hatred for fellow man.
The stain of guilt craves vengeance,
On man’s restless conscience.
Are we not weary of greed?
Nor grow faint of lust?
The quest of man is stranded.
There is no end.
The World is not alone.


Scheme XXAXXB XAXXXB XXCCXXXXB
Poetic Form
Metre 1011010001 0100101010101 0111111101 111001 11110111 11101 10111 010001010101 10011110010 111011 1111010 11101 101100 0111101101 0111110 111010 1111011 11111 0111110 1111 011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 658
Words 138
Sentences 25
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 9
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 170
Words per stanza (avg) 39

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This poem reveals the realities of a harsh world

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Written on September 09, 2020

Submitted by dennis.speed76 on October 09, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Dennis Amankwaah (Sir Den)

Dennis Amankwaah is an educational leader and a creative writer. He holds a B. A in English and Psychology from the University of Ghana, Legon more…

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