Analysis of Tsunami Tragedy
Tsunami tragedy
The little island's drowned
Now lay waste as barren land
But recounts still dumfound
Tsunami tragedy
Innocent people gone
They did not live long enough
But time was overdrawn
Tsunami tragedy
Dead children on the floor
Each appears to be sleeping
But they breathe no more
Tsunami tragedy
Nature unlocks hell's gate
Parents clutch lifeless babies
But burial can't wait
Tsunami tragedy
No shelter to ensconce
No God found in disaster
But in global response
| Scheme | Axxa Abxb Acxc Adxd Aexe |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 010100 010101 1111101 1111 010100 100101 1111101 111101 010100 110101 1011110 11111 010100 10111 1011010 110011 010100 110101 1110010 101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 450 |
| Words | 77 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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