Analysis of Dear Dad
*I was just a little kid*...
When you caught my hand in the cookie jar.
I thought you would yell at me...
But, you didn't.
*I was seven*...
When you found me playing with mom's makeup. I thought you would tell her who broke her favourite lipstick...
But, you didn't.
*I was nine*...
When you got me a bicycle and taught me how to ride it.
I thought you would leave me to fall...
But, you didn't.
*I was thirteen*...
When I asked you to come for my dance show.
I thought you would miss the event...
But, you didn't.
*I was sixteen*...
When I begged you not to go for war, dad.
You promised me you'll come back soon....
But, you didn't.
*I was seventeen*...
When I wrote letters to you every day.
I expected you to reply soon....
But, you didn't.
*I'm 25 now, oh dad!
I talk to your grave stone every day.
Hoping you would reply some day...
But, you didn't.
| Scheme | xxxA xxA xxxA bxxA bcdA bedA ceeA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110101 1111100101 1111111 1110 1110 11111011111111011011 1110 111 111101000111111 11111111 1110 1111 1111111111 11111001 1110 1101 1111111111 11011111 1110 11101 11110111001 101011011 1110 1111 1111111001 10110111 1110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 885 |
| Words | 197 |
| Sentences | 28 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 27 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
It's a letter from a daughter to her father who is an army officer.
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Written on October 19, 2021
Submitted by Kaashvisaha28 on August 26, 2022
Modified on April 06, 2023
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