Analysis of Her Birthday Today
My beloved daughter Bonnie was born
On this day of Eleventh of October
In the year of Nineteen Eighty Four
Thirty six years ago
That is today
When my emotions are running high
And my mind is going astray
She has departed to heavens above
Leaving us destitute and severed
From all semblance of life and reason
To live our lives in grief and isolation
She would be thirty six today
I am old and decrepit
She is up amongst the celestials
Whilst I am habiting amongst the decaying mortals
Emotions run riot at this time of the year
When we should be celebrating
Her birthday with joy and fervour
Instead we are downcasted
With painful memories of yesteryears
Bonnie is gone for ever
But her eternal beauty
Her kindness and love
In our broken hearts
Will linger on for years
Scheme | XAXXBXB CXDD BXEE XXABE AXCEE |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 101101011 11110101010 001111101 101101 1101 110101101 01111001 1101011001 10110010 111011010 11101010010 11110101 1110010 1110101 111101001010 010110111101 1111100 011101 01111 11010011 1011110 1001010 01001 010101 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 760 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 4, 4, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 126 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
Loss Grief. Melancholy. Love
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