Analysis of Payback



Payback is a mongrel when it comes round.
And that is what this boy will find.
His parents thinks he's such an angel,
and couldn't do wrong.
He won't be singing his footy song.
His career has ended before it begun,
and all this for a boy who couldn't do wrong.
Why didn't he talk to the Police,
why didn't he put his parents minds at peace.
He has walked away from this scott free,
but this is not how it's gonna be.
And because his lawyer said tell no-one,
he has given him a chance to do it again.
The next little girl won't get to say goodbye,
because in his hands she will die.
He did the crime he should do the time.


Scheme ABCDDEDFFGGEHIIJ
Poetic Form
Metre 11011111 01111111 110111110 01011 11110111 10111001101 01110111011 110111001 11011110111 111011111 111111101 0011101111 111010111101 0110111111 01011111 110111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 606
Words 125
Sentences 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 472
Words per stanza (avg) 125
Font size:
 

Submitted on November 04, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

39 sec read
2

Discuss this Carolyn Barbara Conolon poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Payback" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 16 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/81585/payback>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    15
    days
    14
    hours
    57
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    A group of lines that form a division of a poem is a _________.
    A line
    B paragraph
    C couplet
    D stanza