Analysis of Are you There
shakira ross 1979 (Bronx)
As tears fall ,I raise my head to the sky
I’m listening, there is no need to cry
Stop claiming defeat
And lay it at your feet
I hear you,
I’m here to see you through
Since the day you were born
Together we have been weathering the storm
My heart knows your near,
But my mind is battling if your here
Do you even care...
Are you there..
My child , I am here
Battling emotions that say you don’t care
Are you there
Show me a sign
I’m sorry if I’m out of line
Again I ask , are you there
Don’t shed anymore tears, for I am here
| Scheme | aabbccxx xdeEd eEffe d |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111111101 1100111111 11001 011111 111 111111 101101 01011110001 11111 1111100111 11101 111 11111 10001011111 111 1101 11011111 0111111 110111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 548 |
| Words | 121 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 5, 5, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Written on May 21, 2021
Submitted by shakira_r on June 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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