Analysis of I Wont Drown in Shallow Water
My favorite color is gray
But I prefer things black or white
I wear contacts and glasses
But I like to think that I have a bit of insight
I’m the nerd in the corner
At a party with her face in a book
I’m the slow driver you pass
Without a second look
I’m the dork who slips
And falls in the hallway
I’m the hot chick
Who makes you forget what to say
I’m the lady at the store
Who stops to hold the door
I’m the head of hair
You sit behind and stare
I’m the stranger
Who gives you her change
I’m the youngster
who looks deranged
I’m the girl
With a face you can trust
I’m the hick
In a truck full of rust
You can't drown in preconceived notions
I’m just floating along
Swimming through everyone’s oceans
Scheme | ABXB CDXD XAEA FFGG CXCX XHEH IXI |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001011 11011111 111010 111111110111 1010010 1010101001 1011011 010101 10111 01001 1011 11101111 1010101 111101 10111 110101 1010 11101 1010 1101 101 101111 101 001111 11100110 111001 101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 700 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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