Analysis of The Weight Upon Me
Lack of friends, lack of happiness,
How can I keep smiling,
When my burden is much to carry?
I shoulder the burdens of others,
So they don't struggle as much as me,
But is it truly right to help them,
When they can barely see,
The weight upon me?
I hide my troubles with a smile,
But all the while,
I'm laughed at, cut down,
And practically walked on by those I trust.
If I'm supposed to be a winner,
Why is the one I'd take a bullet for,
Often the one behind the trigger?
| Scheme | XXA XAXAA BBXX CXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (33%) |
| Metre | 11111100 111110 111011110 110010110 111101111 111101111 111101 01011 11110101 1101 11111 0100111111 110111010 1101110101 100101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 484 |
| Words | 112 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 5, 4, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Written on February 13, 2023
Submitted by AngelinaMiles2008 on February 24, 2023
Modified on April 20, 2023
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