Analysis of Pain You Feel



The pain you feel is yours alone
though others wish to share.
The pain you feel hurts to the bone and seldom spins a care.
The pain you feel is hard to hide
though others find a trace.
The pain you feel hurts deep inside and seldom in your face.
The pain you feel is singular
though others cast a claim.
The pain you feel hurts beyond cure and seldom has a name.
The pain you feel is abashing
though others give short shrift.
The pain you feel hurts as thrashing and seldom seems to lift.
The pain you feel is personal
though others swear to know.
The pain you feel hurts secretly and seldom makes a show.
The pain you feel is always there
though others see it gone.
The pain you feel hurts like despair and seldom yields to dawn.


Scheme ABBCDDEFFGHHIJJBKK
Poetic Form
Metre 01111101 110111 01111101010101 01111111 110101 01111101010011 01111100 110101 01111011010101 011111 110111 01111110010111 01111100 110111 01111100010101 0111111 110111 01111101010111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 713
Words 142
Sentences 12
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 577
Words per stanza (avg) 142
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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