Analysis of Be Ready
You better be ready
How do you stop it?
How do you numb the pain?
How do you end the sorrow?
Why have I been betrayed?
Behind four falls
I hear the screams
I see the cracks
And yet why can’t I be set free
I see the sun set
I see the moon rise
But even then
I am trapped inside
You promised me a life
You said you would wait
But then why?
Why were you not by the gate?
Like a bird
I am trapped
In a cage
Where you should have sat
How do you stop it?
How do you numb the pain?
How do you end the sorrow?
Why have I been betrayed?
But do not worry
For soon I will be free
And then my dear
You will have nowhere to flee
| Scheme | a BCDExxxaxxxxxfxfxxxxBCDEaaxa |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110110 11111 111101 1111010 111101 0111 1101 1101 01111111 11011 11011 1101 11101 110101 11111 111 1011101 101 111 001 11111 11111 111101 1111010 111101 11110 111111 0111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 622 |
| Words | 153 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 28 |
| Lines Amount | 29 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 234 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 69 |
About this poem
It's about a girl who's boyfriend promised her everything and whenever he got into trouble she took the punches. But when things went to far she got sent to prison in his place and from there she plans her revenge.
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Written on October 27, 2022
Submitted by janiquemeyer2006 on November 29, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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