Analysis of Rag Doll
I’m a rag doll
I will do as you like
Smile, clean, be at your call
I know this must sound wonderful
Though rag dolls have
no soul, No life, no enthusiasm
We are empty
we have given up
We tried fighting a battle
We knew even if we won
There would be no prize
It’s our fault he lost
We did it,
we were at fault for winning
Nothing changes
The blame is still beaten into us
Don’t dare asking questions
Don’t dare have him explain
Don’t dare have fight for justice
Drop your weapons
accept your unfair reward
You earned it
Don’t move
Just take it
Be a rag doll
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHDIJKLMNOPQOPRLSLA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (36%) |
| Metre | 1011 111111 111111 11111100 1111 111110100 1110 11101 1110010 1110111 11111 110111 111 1011110 1010 011110011 111010 111101 1111110 1110 0110101 111 11 111 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 575 |
| Words | 118 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 25 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 434 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 112 |
About this poem
The life of a woman discouraged by her spouse. The lies and mantras she must say to justify the cruel ness she ensures everyday. She is selling a product many woman have but can’t escape, sharing the symptoms the ailment she has of domestic abuse. The mental state she feels.
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