Analysis of The Turd
Tabitha J. Bryson 1973 (Indianapolis, Indiana)
How was I to know it
How was I to hear your song
How was I to feel your heart
When love had gone so terribly wrong?
You got angry & we fought
More & More everyday
Then one day I found out
You never loved me anyway.
Oh! But you loved my money
And the status only fame can bring
You enjoyed the constant shopping
And endless travelling.
When I finally caught on to your scheme
And decided I'd had enough
You threatened to blackmail me
Proving how you're so out of touch.
'Why would anyone believe me'
'How could a woman abuse a man'
You constantly teased & taunted me
Even started attacking my fans.
But you were the abusive one
While I'm the one that suffered all the pain...
Physical beatings, black eyes, a severed finger...
...gaslighting & mind games.
All because I loved you
& was dumb enough to believe your lies
You manufactured our entire relationship
I was in too deep to even realize.
A divorce decree was imminent
I had to free myself from you
Concentrate on saving my career
And repairing my family, too.
There's so much more about this I could say
But what difference would that be to you?
You've made yourself out to be a martyr
Making a career out of the lies & untruths.
But the bitter end is approaching
Karma is coming into view
When all is said & done & it's all over with
Tell me, who's gonna be there for you?!
Scheme | ABCBDEFEGHHHIJGKGLGMNOPQRSTSURVRERPWHRXR |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 111111 1111111 1111111 111111001 111011 11101 111111 1101110 1111110 001010111 10101010 010100 1110011111 0101101 110111 10111111 1110011 110100101 11001101 101001011 11000101 1101110101 100101101010 111 101111 110110111 101010010010 1101111010 001011100 1111111 10110101 001011001 1111011111 1110011111 1101111010 10001110101 101011010 10110011 1111111101 111101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,325 |
Words | 255 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 40 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,047 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 255 |
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Written on April 29, 2020
Submitted by tabbycat_b on June 12, 2021
Modified by tabbycat_b on June 12, 2021
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