Analysis of Nearly Departed
In a cemetery I heard a heart pumping
Over a recently dug grave bed
Fist on the coffin lid thumping
Pleading from someone undead
Could I be dreaming
Wondering while looking around
Still hearing the screaming
Coming from under the ground
My hands on my chest
Surprised by the tombstone epitaph
It was me, just laid to rest
Reading it made me laugh
| Scheme | ABAB ACAC DEDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 00100110110 100100111 11010110 10111 11110 10011001 110010 1011001 11111 0110110 1111111 101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 348 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
Some poets never die.
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Written on June 14, 2023
Submitted on June 14, 2023
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