Analysis of No, My Love
No, my love. You can’t do that.
Remember how your anxiety grows?
No, my love. You can’t do that.
You’ll get yourself in a state.
No, my love. You can’t do that.
It will tire you out. Make you sleep all day.
No, my love. You can’t wear that.
Won’t it make you feel self conscious?
No, my love. You can’t wear that.
That was my mother’s perfume.
No, my love. You can’t wear that.
You know how you hate that fabric.
No, my love. You can’t keep that.
You can use the things I choose for us.
No, my love. You can’t keep that.
There is no point having something just for you.
No, my love. You can’t keep that.
Someone else might laugh at you.
No, my love. No, you can’t.
But I can, and I will, and I shall take.
Even when you say no.
Scheme | AbAcAdAeAfAgAeAhAhijk |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111 0101101001 1111111 1101001 1111111 11101111111 1111111 11111110 1111111 1111001 1111111 11111110 1111111 111011111 1111111 11111010111 1111111 111111 111111 1110110111 101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 754 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 33 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 21 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 522 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 148 |
About this poem
I survived and I am getting stronger. Soon I will be free of him and can move on with my life.
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Submitted on December 27, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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