Analysis of Depression
Shari Sullivan 1967 (Arizona)
Denials inside anxiety
Of a depressed variety
All bottled up inside of me
Contradiction
Like my addiction sobriety
Product of society
Unspoken traditions
And responsibilities in addition
Crashing down on me
Familiar inadequacies
Fear, hasty withdrawal, retreat, defeat, I weep this prayerful hour
Waiting for willpower
Or someone to save me
In perceptions partial recovery
Lies the burning question
What's wrong with me?
Depression
| Scheme | AAABAACBADEEAABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010010100 10010100 11010111 010 110100100 1010100 010010 0001000010 10111 01001000 11001001011111010 10110 11111 001010010 101010 1111 010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 415 |
| Words | 64 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 17 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 362 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 64 |
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