Analysis of I Was Alone
I walk down the street and no one notices me.
In my house, no one calls
All my friends and family are now all gone.
I feel alone and lonely.
Then, I remember words heard so long ago,
"The Kingdom of God is within."
So, I look within and I find my help, hope,
and new happiness -- the answer to loneliness.
I find joy when I reach out to others.
I find happiness when I give a bit of
happiness to someone else.
It is in giving that we find joy and strength.
Then, we are no longer alone.
Scheme | AXXA XXXX XXXX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111010111001 011111 11101001111 1101010 11010111101 01011101 11101011111 011000101100 1111111110 11100111011 100111 11010111101 11111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 492 |
Words | 114 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 13 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
When we get old, we become invisible. And, many times, we have lost our family and friends. Life becomes a lonely endeavor. Of course, this can happen at any age. This poem addresses the feeling of being alone all the time.
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