Analysis of Broken
Amanda East 1976 (Ogden)
Aching is curiously sharp, deep, and astounding
Oh, the despair with each enchanted pounding!
Would you believe broken feels physical pain?
My spirit passively shut, imprisoned from raging.
Oh, the defeat, the consequences are still waging.
Teacher, what will this ruthless lesson gain?
Loneliness is piercingly sad, unknown, and unmoving.
Oh, the sorrow is an unbearable proving.
What is intimacy when love is inane?
| Scheme | AAB AAB AAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011000110010 10011101010 11011011001 1101001010110 100101001110 1011110101 1001110101 101011010010 11100011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 419 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
I am trying to put into words with how I felt. inside and out, over losing my first love.
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Written on May 20, 2007
Submitted by Oceanloveisland on November 15, 2022
Modified on March 21, 2023
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