Analysis of Feelings

Spike Milligan 1918 (Ahmednagar, India) – 2002 (Rye, United Kingdom)



There must be a wound!
No one can be this hurt and not bleed

How could she injure me so?
No marks
No bruise

Worse!
People say "My, you're looking well"
.....God help me!
She's mummified me-
ALIVE!


Scheme XX XXX XXAAX
Poetic Form Etheree  (40%)
Tetractys  (30%)
Metre 11101 111111011 1111011 11 11 1 10111101 111 1101 01
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 198
Words 44
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 2, 3, 5
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 14
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 48
Words per stanza (avg) 13

About this poem

It's about frustrations of love

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Submitted by pempho_m on September 26, 2022

Modified on April 02, 2023

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Spike Milligan

Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan KBE, better known as Spike Milligan, was born in British India. His talent for comedy was evident from an early age, and he found fame as a member of the Goons, along with Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine. He wrote many books, including volumes of comic verse. He was also a passionate campaigner for animal rights and the environment. more…

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