Analysis of Emotional Purgatory
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
There is a place
That exists
In the depths
Of the human
Psyche,
A purgatory
Of sorts,
Where emotions
Run rampant
And consume
The soul.
It's a dark,
Foreboding place
Where even
The strongest
Of individuals
Can be reduced
To a mere shell
Of their former selves.
At times,
It feels
Like a never-ending
Labyrinth,
Filled with despair
And hopelessness.
The corridors
Are lined
With memories,
Both good
And bad,
That twist
And turn
Until
They become
Unrecognizable,
Leaving only
A gnawing
Sense of uncertainty.
In this emotional purgatory,
Time stands still.
Days blur together,
And one can never
Be sure
How long
They've been
Trapped
Within its walls.
It's as if
The universe
Has conspired
Against us,
Confining us
In this place
Until
We can no longer
Fight off
The demons
That live within us.
Scheme | axxxbbxcxxxxadxxxxx xxexxfxxxxxxxGxxbeb bghhxxdxxxxxffaGhxcf |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 101 001 1010 10 0100 11 1010 110 001 01 101 0101 110 010 10100 1101 1011 11101 11 11 101010 10 1101 0100 0100 11 1100 11 01 11 01 01 101 00100 1010 010 110100 010100100 111 11010 01110 11 11 11 1 0111 111 010 1010 011 0101 011 01 11110 11 010 11011 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 845 |
Words | 195 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 19, 19, 20 |
Lines Amount | 58 |
Letters per line (avg) | 11 |
Words per line (avg) | 2 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 210 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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