Analysis of My apology
Kelley Davies 1983 (Dallas)
The ones I hurt, to them, I'm sorry
You deserved none of it
I was arrogant, manipulative
The tides turn in the belly of the storm
I am being washed clean
Strung up and tied down like a man under water
I apologize, I know I've hurt you
Please forgive me, if you can't, maybe God can
It's why I've become religious
My karma is that of a madman who strips and rapes souls
Maybe that's where this pain comes from
A just God who fairly cares for the prisoners of humans who hurt others
Maybe I deserve the pain
Whether or not anything I say is true, I want you to know this, those whom I've destroyed
I am sorry
| Scheme | A X X X X X X X X X X X X X A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011111110 101111 111000100 0110010101 111011 110111011010 101011111 10111111011 11101010 1101110111011 10111111 0111101101001101110 1010101 101110111111111111101 1110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 622 |
| Words | 137 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 15 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 31 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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