Analysis of The Secret



Hey you,can I tell you a secret.
Good because I trust you.
I have to get this off my chest.
Thank you for your sympathy;
you are truly my only friend.

Hey you,I haven't seen you in a blue moon.
I hope I didn't alarm you when we last spoke.
I have fixed my errors and wanted to chill.
Thanks for being there when I needed trust.

You haven't returned my calls in an age.
People are looking at me strange lately.
You didn't tell anyone about my mistake. Have you betrayed me, I sure hope not.

You stabbed me in the back for what gain.
To see me squirm;are you that vain?
You caused me heartache and deep pain.
I trusted you were the only one.
Nobody should have known what I had done.
I promise you this your time will come.


Scheme XXXAX XXXX XAX BBBCCX
Poetic Form
Metre 11111010 101111 11111111 1111100 11101101 1110110011 111100111111 11111001011 1110111101 1100111011 1011011110 11011001101110111111 111001111 1111111 1111011 110100101 11111111 110111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 704
Words 146
Sentences 19
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 3, 6
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 138
Words per stanza (avg) 36
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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