Analysis of Villanelle for the Heroin
The next time that you take a hit
Remind yourself when you get there
Don't make yourself a hypocrite
So when you think that life is shit
And all of life is just unfair
"I can always take another hit."
Tell all your friends you're sick of it
Don't tell them your daily nightmare
Now thinking like a hypocrite
For years and years you'll never quit
Give everyone a lonely stare
Just waiting for another hit
Alone and sad you'll always sit
The drugs have you in their sick snare
Alone and sad a hypocrite
You're ready now and this is it
You'll do it now and this you swear
Just one more, it's your final hit
Now die alone you hypocrite
Scheme | ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA |
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Poetic Form | Villanelle (40%) |
Metre | 01111101 01011111 1101010 11111111 01111101 11110101 11111111 1111101 1101010 11011101 1100101 11010101 0101111 01110111 0101010 11010111 11110111 11111101 1101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 641 |
Words | 133 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
This is not just a story but a warning, based on tragic things that have happened to people that I loved.
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Written on August 01, 2022
Submitted by markb.54356 on August 01, 2022
Modified on March 15, 2023
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