Analysis of Alone In A Crowd
The peal of laughter streaked across the room,
The loud noises never ending
The clanking of plates, of spoons and the motor room
The incessant chatter unwinding
The slow hum of the airconditioner
And the loud “Hellos ” and “Hi”
The bouquets, the stands, the strands of flower
All waiting to be sent with a goodbye
I was surrounded by people
Yet I found myself alone
Found me being so disconnected
Found myself so forlorn
The music blaring in the background
And the sound of slow traffic outside
It was no less than a cricket ground
With constant noise on the other side
The next morning I woke up
and went out for a walk
Where was the happiness within me
Where was that constant laughter and talk?
I looked at the people doing various things
They all seemed a blur
There was something missing and I did not know what
I tried one thing and another
I knew not what to do
In this new surrounding
I knew that my inner voice was true
Decided to give it a sounding.
Asked I to myself
why am I lonely in a crowd?
I walked up and looked at the sky
And thought of all that God had endowed
Then suddenly came the reply
And it was in front of me all the while
Why of why I didn't think of it
I shook my head with a smile
I left the noise behind me
And walked up to the baby on the street
Picked it up and gave one look at it
All my pining toppled like a fleet
No more was I lonely, no more upset
For it was innocence I was seeking
When I saw the little child
I realized what I was really missing
The world is a stage
And we the actors
I wanted the genuine look
The child gave it all and all that it had
Never asking for anything I took
Never feel lonely never feel low
Just go to the root of the problem
Always hold your head up high
And look down only when there is mayhem.
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Metre | 0111010101 01101010 010111100101 001010010 011101000 001101 0010101110 110111101 11010110 111101 11101010 11101 01010001 001111011 111110101 110110101 0110111 011101 110100011 111101001 111010101001 11101 111010011111 11110010 111111 011010 111110111 10111010 1111 11110001 11101101 011111101 11001001 0110111101 111110111 1111101 1101011 0111010101 111011111 111010101 1111101101 1111001110 1110101 1101111010 01101 01010 11001001 0111101111 101011011 101101011 111011010 111111 011101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,721 |
Words | 355 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4 |
Lines Amount | 53 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on January 06, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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