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.
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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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