Analysis of Overfed
I step on the scale
And feel like I failed
The number is healthy,
But I still hate my belly
My face falls
And I recall
The day my "friend"
Called me "overfed"
I turn to the mirror,
Stepping nearer,
And study my gut
From the side, from the front
I weigh one-twenty-seven,
I know that I'm thin
But in my head,
I'm still overfed.
Scheme | XXAA XXXB CCXX XXBB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101 01111 010110 1111110 111 011 0111 1101 111010 1010 01011 101101 1111010 11111 1011 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 329 |
Words | 73 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 62 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
To all the other girls out there who hate their bodies: I feel you. :)
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Written on September 10, 2022
Submitted by elisheva.b28 on September 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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