Analysis of Seizure



His eyes started getting dimmer
In his hands, a slight tremor
As the eyes rolled back into his head

He fell to the floor
At about half past four
As a see of foam billowed from his lips

Nowhere in sight
Was the assistance or might
He needed so he could carry on

Blood pooled from his head on impact
You could tell he wasn't putting on an act
As the seizure proceded in its purpose

His arms started to flail
He let out a wail
You could tell he couldn't take it anymore

The brain told the nerves, who in turn, told the eyes
"Let him choose his own demise"
So finally he fell asleep

Not a sound in the room
as the outside world moves on, as absent-minded as he


Scheme AAX BBX CCX DDX EEB FFX XX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (30%)
Metre 11101010 0110110 101110111 11101 101111 1011110111 101 1001011 110111101 11111101 11111010111 101010110 111011 11101 1111101101 01101101101 1111101 11001101 101001 10111111101011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 637
Words 132
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 74
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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Submitted on April 15, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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