Analysis of Tears
Douglas H. Mc Clintock 1934 (Sarnia, Ontario)
The other day something new happened
That I had not done for awhile,
Tears swelled in my eyes and made me smile,
It caught me by surprise, it was a time of being silent !
Living for the past 10 years alone
And the last half with chronic pain,
Another one of life's milestones
Becoming an old ailing antique !
You know what tears can do ?
Crying is a self - smoothy behavior,
As I laid in bed thinking of nothing
To my surprise, long moments of feeling better !
My eyes became very full
And with my hot bag, moments of bliss
Can crying actually make you cheerful ?
I found out, the human body is so clever !
Life always has it's moments
Like a new chapter in a book,
Life's natural ability is always available
It's built that way I found out !
Crying is not just reserved for the weak,
Tears have endorphins and oxytocin
They help with emotional stress
And severe everyday pain !
Scheme | XAAX XBXC XDXD XXED XXEX CXXB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010110110 11111101 110110111 111101110111010 10101101 00111101 0101111 010111001 111111 101011010 1110110110 110111011010 1101101 011111011 1101001110 111010101110 111110 10110001 11000100110100 1111111 1011101101 110100010 11101001 0011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 884 |
Words | 180 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 114 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
About this poem
The benefits of crying
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Written on July 18, 2022
Submitted by Dougla$Irishman on July 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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