Analysis of a fly on my shoulder
I stood quiet
bin loud
started riots
smoked clouds
left it behind when i was left behind
did time for a very long time
I've walk the line for cash many times
my only true friend is the moon
I've witness the unforgivable
smelt death when i was gullible
life is incredible
it would eat you if you where edible
seen corruption with my own eyes
the fly's that eat my stomach
feel like a thousand hives that i cant stomach
| Scheme | XXXXXXXX AAAA XBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (47%) |
| Metre | 1110 11 1010 11 1101111101 11101011 110111101 11011101 11000100 11111100 110100 1111111100 10101111 0111110 11010111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 435 |
| Words | 96 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 4, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
i use to be a rapper but i gave it up .. felt like i needed to express myself ...chip on the shoulder .. yet i wasn't able to complete it :(
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Written on February 11, 2022
Submitted by flash007 on February 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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