Analysis of Storms of anguish



In the depths of her weary mind, she resides,
A girl shattered by life's relentless tides.
No hope, no respite, just endless pain,
In a world where suffering is her only gain.

Emotionally scarred, her heart a barren land,
Tainted by the touch of a cruel, calloused hand.
Abused and broken, she bears the weight,
Of a lifetime of torment, sealed by fate.

Anger simmers within her tired soul,
As she battles the demons that take their toll.
No solace in sight, no refuge to find,
In the depths of her despair, she's confined.

Her soul, a battlefield, torn and worn,
By the storms of anguish, constantly born.
Yet she rises each dawn, though weary and weak,
Determined to find the strength she seeks

She questions the heavens, in anguish and rage,
For the purpose of her existence, trapped in this cage.
"Why create me, just to suffer so?
Is this the destiny you wanted me to know?"

But the heavens remain silent, offering no reply,
As she screams into the void, tears in her eyes.
Alone she stands, against the torrential tide,
With no hope of salvation, no savior to guide.

Each day a struggle, each moment a trial,
As she fights to endure, her spirit defiled.
No happy endings in this tale of woe,
Just endless suffering, with nowhere to go.

So she wanders through life, a ghost of despair,
Lost in the darkness, consumed by her care.
No light at the end of her tunnel of pain,
Just the echoes of suffering, driving her insane.

Seems her weary soul will never find rest,
In the depths of sorrow, she's endlessly pressed.
Each day a struggle, each night a test,
Haunted by memories, she cannot divest.

Yet still, she fights on, though weary and worn,
Through the darkest of nights, and the bleakest of morn.
For deep in her heart, a flicker remains,
A whisper of hope amidst the despair's chains.


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGXX HHII XXJJ XCII KKBB LLLL GGMM
Poetic Form Quatrain  (70%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 00110101101 0110110101 111101101 001110010101 01001010101 101011010101 010101101 10111111 1010010101 11100101111 1100111011 0011001101 01010101 1011101001 11101111001 010110111 11001001001 1010100101011 101111101 110100110111 10100110100101 11101011001 01110100101 111101011011 11010110010 1111010101 1101001111 1101001111 11101101101 1001001101 11101101011 1010110010001 1010111011 00111011001 110101101 10110011001 1111111001 101011001011 1100101001 0101101011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,804
Words 370
Sentences 20
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 40
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 140
Words per stanza (avg) 32
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Written on March 02, 2024

Submitted by amanda_p on March 02, 2024

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