Analysis of Pain
I want to cry
But I cannot
My heart is too dry
I want to scream
But I cannot
For sanity's sake
I want to laugh
But I cannot
I can barely smile
I want to love
But I cannot
I've been too betrayed
I don't want pain
But I have it
It's burning my core
| Scheme | aBacBdeBfgBhijk |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (47%) |
| Metre | 1111 1110 11111 1111 1110 111 1111 1110 11101 1111 1110 11101 1111 1111 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 238 |
| Words | 58 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 187 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
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Submitted on May 23, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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