Analysis of Tears
"You write so beautifully,
your mind must be a terrifying
place," he
said softly, though he
hadn't uttered a single word.
It was his eyes that
spoke to her the most.
She surrendered herself to
the tears that raced down
her cheeks and smeared
the ink on her
hands.
| Scheme | ABAACDEFGHIJ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111100 11110100 11 11011 10100101 11111 11001 1010011 01111 0101 0110 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 263 |
| Words | 53 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 206 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
Font size:
Written on 2016
Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 04, 2022
Modified on April 22, 2023
- 15 sec read
- 4 Views
1 fan
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Tears" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/141906/tears>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Payton Hayes poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In