Analysis of Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde
Would you still love Dr Jekyll
If you knew of Mr Hyde?
Would you tolerate Frankenstein's Monster
But demonise his bride?
Are you angry with the ladies
Who drove the Count to drink?
Do you recognise the grooming?
Do the girls all need a shrink?
My sister's saw me suffer
My sister's saw my pain
My sister's heard my story
I thought the truth was plain
But the devil's in the detail
The devil's much more fun
He'll dance, get high and give you drugs
Till the rising of the sun
We victims are uncomfortable
Mendacity's their swag
All they want is perfect parties
My trauma is a drag
You were friends with Dr
Jekyll
But you knew of Mr Hyde
You saw what he was doing
But you chose to say you're blind
You used the pain I suffered
To prove the sin is mine
defend the indefensible
My truth is now my crime.
Now the man is ashes
My peace is still forestalled
Dr Frankenstein the creator
Has made monsters of you all.
Scheme | ABCBDEFECGHGIJKJAEDLMABFNOPAQRSCT |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110 1111101 11101010 1111 11101010 110111 111010 1011101 1101110 110111 1101110 110111 10100001 010111 11110111 1010101 110101000 111 11110110 110101 10111 10 1111101 1111110 1111111 1101110 110111 01000100 111111 101110 11111 1100010 1110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 909 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 33 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 717 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 176 |
About this poem
This poem is a response to people who ignore abuse because the abuser has done nothing to them and the mental gymnastics they do to blame the victim.
Font size:
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 31 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/175230/dr-jekyll-or-mr-hyde>.
Discuss this Siobhan Ferguson poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In