Analysis of Between the veil
Sarah Midland 1985 (The Dalles)
Not dead but Dieing, Fading fast
Too much too bear, I cannot last
Far away and falling, no one's their
They do not know, they do not care
Not dead but Dieing, all alone
Trapped in this cage of flesh and bone.
| Scheme | AA BB CC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 1111101 11111101 101010111 11111111 1111101 10111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 210 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 53 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
About this poem
Written by one who wishes to die, who puts on a smile when they want to cry.
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Written on December 03, 2022
Submitted by smidland on December 03, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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