Analysis of A Cry For Help.



I once asked for help from a girl that read med,
but she turned me down, saying I was mad in the head.
Now, this same girl was one I had fed,
and to the level she was at, my money I had spent.

I went to another and pleaded with him.
I told him how I planned to make money from films,
I mentioned I could model, considering I'm slim.
But he laughed at me and said, "Boy, your dreams are dim."

I wrote lots of letters to those at the top.
But never got a response, so I decided to stop.
I had nowhere to go, so I had to hop,
from one shed to another, until the rains started to drop.

I looked up to the government, to help groom my talent.
But how could I from my position get in contact with the president?
I mean, I had not been recognized by my co residents,
how then will I expect to be heard by those not present?

So I decided to ask the Most High,
who already said I should seek that I shall find.
I was constantly looking up to the sky,
with prayers unsaid, but in my mind.

He heard me, and that was it.
He gave me a lift from the pit.
By His throne, I was made to sit.
And now, everything around me is lit.


Scheme AAAB CXCC DDDD EBXE FGFG HHHH
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 11111101111 1111110111001 111111111 01010111110111 11101001011 111111111011 1101110010011 111110111111 11111011101 1101001111011 1111111111 111101001011011 11110100111110 1111110101011010 11111110111100 11110111111110 111011011 101011111111 11100101101 11011011 1110111 11101101 11111111 011001111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,130
Words 265
Sentences 18
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 140
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Written on November 10, 2022

Submitted by iamfemiwhite on November 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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