Analysis of Angelita Perdida (Lost Little Angel)
To the lost little angel,
Who will always struggle in life.
So good at going through the motions,
But will never be a true wife.
Playing catch with the hearts of men,
Thinking they are yours to keep.
Then drop it all and run away,
When your lies become too deep.
Tell the demons inside you,
Nice try but they did not win.
The hard-fought battle for my soul,
Has made me strong again.
Adios angelita perdida.
Joe McLaughlin
07/01/02
| Scheme | XAXA BCXC XXXB X XX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011010 1111001 111101010 11101011 10110111 1011111 11110101 1110111 1010011 1111111 01110111 111101 0100101 1010 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 454 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 1, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 67 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
I came out of my recovery from depression and anxiety with a vengeance. I was going to get my revenge on life and the tools that life had used against me. This poem was one of many that expressed my feelings about the woman who life used to suck me in and then torment me.
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