Analysis of Loss and confidence
I doubt and doubt.
I affirm and deny.
I begin and end.
I cry.
I try.
I might
be my light.
The gnomon stand still.
Can the time remain ill?
I doubt and doubt,
and after all,
I return.
| Scheme | Abx bbcc dd Axx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101 101001 10101 11 11 11 111 0111 101011 1101 0101 101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 187 |
| Words | 53 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 2, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 11 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 33 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
About this poem
About getting lost and return with new meaning and strenght.
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Written on April 28, 2022
Submitted by er759134 on April 28, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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