Analysis of Dismissal



There once lived a girl who wouldn't debate,
Words given in truth she dismissed as hate,
The doors were all open,
Words left unspoken,
Death strolled right in to seal her fate.


Scheme AABBA
Poetic Form Limerick 
Metre 1110111001 1100110111 010110 11010 11101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 177
Words 36
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 139
Words per stanza (avg) 32

About this poem

Free speech is a necessity for the survival of intelligent minds. We need to challenge eachothers beliefs and have deep meaningful conversations in order to grow.

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Written on November 04, 2023

Submitted by Chrissy. on November 04, 2023

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