Analysis of Into the abyss
Michelle Ritchie 1981 (Aberdeen)
A motionless silent heart...
Is it the end or just the start?
Nobody knows,
Where anybody goes..
Is it really lights out?
Or do you blissfully fly about
Lying your coffin like an angel,
In your white dress all peaceful and still.
I reach out and touch you
Not believing your gone
Wishing I'd died too
Hoping it's all a con
| Scheme | AA BB CC XX DXDX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0100101 11011101 11 110001 111011 111100101 101101110 011111001 111011 101011 10111 101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 326 |
| Words | 72 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 50 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
About this poem
An attempt to delve into the controversial subject of the afterlife... just what is next after life
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