Analysis of Stasis
Kelley Davies 1983 (Dallas)
Stagnant, the suffering sits heavy
Weighs my heart down like stone
Fire can't burn it away
Water can't wash it away
Seething tongues heavy speak into my ear
Of my worthlessness
The misery ensues, no end in sight
The weight of living can't be lifted anymore
| Scheme | X X A A X X X X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 100100110 111111 1011101 1011101 1011010111 111 0100011101 01110111001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 264 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 26 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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