Analysis of Tandem Memoriam
When time overcomes memory,
and vision retracts
The past sits in judgment,
its verdict exact
With yesterday’s reason,
tomorrow to blame
All hope left in ashes
—truth mourning the flame
(Dreamsleep: March, 2021)
| Scheme | XX XX XA XA X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110100 01001 011010 11001 11010 0111 111010 11001 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 206 |
| Words | 33 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 34 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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