Analysis of Can't

Sonja Salinas 1988 (Alice)



the CAN'T is so strong in my head. the disadvantage is incomprehensible to the point of inconceivable. the weight in my heart is overwhelming. i never knew i could feel theses feelings the way i do now. i don't want it, but i can't fight it


Scheme A
Poetic Form
Metre 011110110010100100101101000101110101101111101001111111111111
Characters 240
Words 46
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Lines Amount 1
Letters per line (avg) 187
Words per line (avg) 46
Letters per stanza (avg) 187
Words per stanza (avg) 46

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The loss of my late husband

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Written on July 02, 2021

Submitted by lexyann1989 on December 17, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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