Analysis of I am Legion



I am Legion

Last I was Jabez
For I came through hell,
But now I am Vicky
Cause I came out strong.
I became Jenny
To escape Old Scratch
Who broke me, who shattered me,
So I got born again,
Again and again.
Now I am a woman being
But I can be a cutie thing.
Sometimes I am, it's guardian gel
Other times I am, just a monk.
Take me as I am,
Love me as you can,
For I came through hell, one
Of a kind.
Where they reduced my flesh
But never my soul.


Scheme A XBCXCXCDDEEBXXXAXXX
Poetic Form Etheree  (35%)
Tetractys  (25%)
Metre 1110 1111 11111 111110 11111 10110 10111 1111101 111101 01001 11101010 1111011 011111001 10111101 11111 11111 111111 101 110111 11011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 447
Words 110
Sentences 6
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 19
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 166
Words per stanza (avg) 49

About this poem

This poem was inspired by a lady featured in Australia's sixty minutes by the name of Jenny. She had a multiple personality disorder ( much more than 1000 personalities) as a result of the trauma she suffered as very young child in the hands of her father, who abused her consistently, raping her on daily basis.

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Written on January 26, 2023

Submitted by MasterPoet on January 25, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Okoh Stephen

I'm a citizen of Nigeria. I enjoy reading and writing poetry a lot as well as playing checkers. I'm single and searching for true love. more…

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