Analysis of horsemen
white horses crash against the neighbours walls
peeling paint on display
fragments of wallpaper hang on in despair
overflowing bath
drowning plastic ducks on the floor
an deceased body in the hall way
naked and twisted
burnt and blistered
the kettle has been disconnected
unopened letters litter the stairs
the door is damaged
every window broken
the radio is on
a song by joni mitchell is playing
i am late for a hospital appointment
one does not like to disappoint
answering the telephone i speak in a soft voice
the receptionist keeps repeating herself
an dialogue of repetion and countless numbers
instructions that i do not fully understand
hanging up
i relieve myself in an old fashion way
Scheme | XAX XX AXX X XXX XX XX XXXX XA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110101011 101101 1011011001 1001 10101101 101100011 10010 1010 01011010 010101001 01110 1001010 01011 0111010110 1111010010 1111101 100010110011 00100101001 1101101010 01011111001 101 1011011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 808 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 64 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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strangers living next door
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