Analysis of Air



I sit here in this desk
stuck in the midst of hell I
wonder where and why I'm there
with nothing to do but stare
I listen to those who talk
and wonder why I'm here
In the dark I hear a noise
And turn to see what's there
Then the darkness strangles me
I lose all my air, I fight
but lose and with it goes my life
I see me lying there staring
at the air, and then I'm gone with nothing left but air.


Scheme ABCCDEFCGHIJC
Poetic Form
Metre 111011 1001111 1010111 1101111 1101111 010111 0011101 011111 101011 1111111 11011111 11110110 1010111110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 385
Words 87
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 304
Words per stanza (avg) 87
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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