Analysis of My Present To You
I remember the day
you borrowed my pain
“Take it,” I told you
no need to explain
It’s shopworn and battered
each scar duly earned
Its weight a true burden
of prophecy spurned
Then when you’ve finished
the torture complete
Find a new soul
to will it discrete
But no matter what happens
or how much you cry
This loan is forever
—forever goodbye
(Haverford College: January, 2024)
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101001 1111 11111 11101 11010 11101 110110 11001 11110 01001 1011 11101 1110110 11111 111010 0101 10010100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 392 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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