Analysis of OVERLOAD



I didn't grow up with the Internet
In time it creeped up on me
My computer took over the TV set
The world was easier to see

Faster than I could ever imagine
Technology kept changing instantly
An overload of emails began to happen
Now I'm checking my smartphone constantly


Scheme ABAB CBCB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 110111010 0111111 10101100111 01110011 1011110010 0100110100 11010101110 111011100
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 272
Words 51
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 110
Words per stanza (avg) 25

About this poem

Too much information is overwhelming.

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Written on April 26, 2023

Submitted on April 26, 2023

Modified on May 01, 2023

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