Analysis of Dear Rapist
People are talking
And it’s about you
You just keep on walking
And you still don’t have a clue
There’s a saying and it goes
“Whatever happens in the dark always comes to the light”
Oh no, everybody’s gonna know
Looks like you’re gonna lose this fight
So every time that you deny
You’re chipping away at the surface
So what’s gonna be your next lie?
You know that you deserve this
They say “the truth will set you free”
For you, you’ll be set free and openly exposed
And everything will be as it should be
I hope you’re prepared to face my ghost
Filled with over twenty years of pent up rage
Revenge has been her cup of tea
Karma is the card she always plays
Once her claws sink in there’s no breaking free
Your demons are no match for me
For years and years in my dreams they stayed
Now I have risen as the Queen
By my right, I’ll haunt you to your grave
Oh no, what’s a child rapist to do?
Maybe get raped since that’s what you like to do
I’ve told our family and even your best friend
When the world swallows you it’ll never end
The demons are coming from the left and from the right
Even my guardian angels have come to fight this fight
Not just demons and angels but advocates too
Maybe this is something you should do
Pray to your demons, angels or whatever god you have left
It would take a miracle because everyone is fucking upset
When they come, it won’t be you they’ll save
Instead they’ll take you to your fucking grave
Scheme | ABAB XCXC DXDX EXEX XEXE EXXF BBGG CCBB XXFF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (56%) |
Metre | 10110 01011 111110 0111101 1010011 101000111101 111101 11110111 110011101 110011010 10101111 1111011 11011111 111111010001 010111111 111011111 11101011111 01110111 10101111 1011011101 11011111 110101111 11110101 111111111 110011011 10111111111 1110100010111 1011011101 0101101010101 10110010111111 111001011001 101110111 11110101101111 1110100011011001 111111111 0111111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,485 |
Words | 291 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 125 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Written on February 24, 2022
Submitted by makaylla_l on February 24, 2022
Modified on May 01, 2023
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