Analysis of Second Guessing



The struggle that goes on in my head
Whether I’m up or in my bed
Makes life kind of hard.

Newton says that for every action
Comes an opposite and like reaction
Which makes life kind of hard.

It’s not so much the outside forces
But which argument my mind endorses
That makes life kind of hard.

For in my head, for all my choices
I hear the second-guessing voices
Which makes life kind of hard.

If only I could believe I’m right
Without my mind putting up a fight,
Life wouldn’t be so hard.


Scheme aab ccB ddb eeB ffb
Poetic Form
Metre 010111011 10111011 11111 1011110010 1110001010 111111 111101110 1110011010 111111 101111110 110101010 111111 110110111 011110101 11111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 510
Words 104
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 76
Words per stanza (avg) 19

About this poem

A fun little ditty that fully expresses how I feel sometimes when indecision and flip-flopping makes life kind of hard.

Font size:
 

Written on February 18, 2022

Submitted by janet_1 on July 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

31 sec read
48

Janet Muirhead hill

Janet Muirhead Hill is a novelist who occasionally writes poetry for fun and for self-expression. Her published books include the Miranda and Starlight series of horse stories for middle-grade readers and other fiction. more…

All Janet Muirhead hill poems | Janet Muirhead hill Books

6 fans

Discuss this Janet Muirhead hill poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Second Guessing" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/133754/second-guessing>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    11
    days
    5
    hours
    59
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    A long narrative poem that tells the adventures of a heroic figure is called an _______.
    A epic
    B sonnet
    C ode
    D ballad