Analysis of Blue

M. Wilson 1993 (St. Louis)



I run from 2
One is red
One is blue

I run from red because it makes me feel like I'm about to break
Not knowing how much more I can take

I run from blue, Not fast enough though
There's nothing I can do

Blue resides in my head
And behind my eyes
Blue is what I truly despise

Blue so much faster than red
It feels like it owns me
Feels like my master

Red used to be around so much more
Until I couldn't take it anymore

That feeling of dread
Straight to my core

Blue is what I've ran from since I've been eight
Blue is the color I truly f***ing hate


Scheme XAB CC XB ADD AXX EE AE FF
Poetic Form
Metre 111 111 111 1111011111110111 110111111 111111011 110111 101011 00111 11111001 1111011 111111 11110 111101111 011101101 11011 1111 1111111111 11010110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 528
Words 116
Sentences 1
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 53
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Submitted by M.Wilson on May 23, 2021

Modified on March 30, 2023

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