Analysis of No.shame



Walking down the street
I stopped, I turned, I looked
North one to meet
Feeling a little spooked

Still feeling nervous as I walk towards the park
It's starting to rain and starting to get dark
Turn around the corner and walk down the lane
Walking faster and faster with each step i gain

Squelch Squelch onto the grass off the ramp
I hear from the rear
Grass getting damp
Nothing to fear

Keep on walking
Keep plodding on
Don't here talking
If there were people they are now gone

It's the blood I see first before I feel the pain
Grabbed by the hair pulled down the lane
Open my mouth attempting to shout
But for the first time ever nothing comes out

Smack bang face against the wall
Not going to resist just going to play ball
Jeans pulled down knickers to the side
I scream as he enters me and pulls my legs wide

Thrust thrust whilst pulling my hair
I silently yelp as scream I wouldn't dare
A few more pumps
Banging my head getting a few more lumps

Then boom he comes inside of me
Finally he let's me be
He walks away with no disgrace
Me left there pain all over my face

Pick myself up
Onwards I go
No one knows what's up
North one needs to know


Scheme AXAX BBCC DEDE FXFX CCGG HHII JJKK LLMM NONO
Poetic Form Quatrain  (78%)
Metre 10101 111111 1111 100101 110101110101 11011010111 10101001101 101001011111 111001101 11101 1101 1011 1110 1101 1110 110101111 101111011101 11011101 101101011 11011101011 1110101 110101110111 11110101 111110101111 1111011 11001111101 0111 1011100111 11110111 1001111 11011101 111111011 111 1011 11111 11111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,183
Words 262
Sentences 1
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 36
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 102
Words per stanza (avg) 25

About this poem

Personal experience of rape

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Written on September 05, 2023

Submitted by ritchiechelle on June 29, 2023

1:20 min read
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Michelle Ritchie

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