Analysis of Escape From Reality
Charne Naidoo 2008 (Limpopo)
No matter how fast I run
I will never escape reality
All of my problems,
insecurities and
worries keeping me awake
feeling my heartbreak
If there's anything I'm good at it's
overthinking
It's even caused scars on my skin
reminding me everyday
how weak I am.
Nobody knows my hugest secret,
that I hate myself
in every possible way.
I put on a fake smile everyday
just to keep the fake care away.
I'm dying on the inside
but refuse to accept it until night falls.
They say they care,
but when I tell them about what I'm going through
they call me stupid and a freak and leave my life
I call them my friends
but are they really?
I just want to escape reality
and actually be happy
I know I've disappointed him
And that's what hurts the most
My final wish is for my ashes to be spread out by the coast
Right next to him for eternity I will lie
Now I'm here waiting in pain for the day I die.
Scheme | ABCDEEFEGHIJKHHHLMNOPQBBBRSSTT |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (37%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 1101111 11100110 11110 01000 1010101 1011 11101111 1 11011111 0101101 1111 1111010 1111 01001001 111011101 11101101 1101001 10110110111 1111 111110111101 111100010111 11111 11110 11110110 0100110 1110101 011101 1101111101111101 111110100111 111100110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 897 |
Words | 189 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 30 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 695 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 175 |
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Written on November 20, 2021
Submitted on November 20, 2021
Modified on April 16, 2023
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