Analysis of I am not six million
My name is not six million
I am Anna who once loved
And dreamed and hoped
I am not a number tattooed on my arm
I have a name Anna who knew fear
When they made us run down the street
To the train station laughing and calling out names
I didn’t understand
They beat those of us too weak to run
I looked at their faces and saw my friends
From school neighbors people I knew
Turned into jeering strangers
I never suspected they hated us so much
I am not a number you can forget
Or take out when you need to feel good
About your beliefs
I have a name I am Anna
And even if I turned into smoke one summer day
I am here in your memories
Never forget that my name is Anna
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHAIJKLMNOPQRP |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (25%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 1111110 1110111 0101 11101001111 110110111 11111101 101101001011 1101 111111111 1111100111 11101011 1011010 110010110111 1110101101 111111111 01101 11011110 0101110111101 11101100 1001111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 666 |
| Words | 140 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 524 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 139 |
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