Analysis of Twisted from the inside



I looked at my reflection  
just a shadow did I see  
for I was filled with clouded judgment
no image could there be..

I had wandered off into a place  
where dreams do not belong  
staring at the ripples
from where I did go wrong..

I might have learned to change some things
deep inside of me
If only I had known
the darkness that could be..

I struggled with afflictions  
to numb me from the pain  
submerged in my destruction
I don't even know my name..

Deep down I wanted peace
but where was I to start  
for how to build a person
from a broken heart..


Scheme ABXB XCXC XBXB XXAX XDAD
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Tetractys  (25%)
Etheree  (25%)
Metre 1111010 101111 111111010 110111 111010101 111101 101010 111111 11111111 10111 110111 010111 1101010 111101 0101010 1110111 111101 111111 1111010 10101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 554
Words 109
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 85
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Submitted by NatureLover143 on February 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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