Analysis of I AM!
I AM
a mess, I must confess, my fate is anybody's guess
As you can see the whole of me does little to
Impress
While the sum of the parts, in fits and starts
Amounts to even
Less
I AM
diminished, demeaned, degenerate!
With little self control
No longer master of my fate, or captain of my
soul.
I AM
All but done my race is run
In self pity I shall wallow
Stripped of ego and of pride
Inside, I am now hollow
I AM
For what it's worth, I wish the earth had opened up and swallowed me
Now of course, without remorse
My shadow has unfollowed me
I AM
At best a three or four maybe just a two
I'd grant myself a higher score
But I AM nothing without YOU!
| Scheme | AbcbdebAfghgAijkjAlmlAcnc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) |
| Metre | 11 01110111110001 111101111101 01 1011010101 01110 1 11 010010100 110101 1101011111011 1 11 1111111 01101110 1110011 0111110 11 1111110111010101 1110101 11111 11 11011110101 1110101 11110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 790 |
| Words | 139 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 25 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 500 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 134 |
About this poem
Inspired by my favourite poet, JOHN CLARE.
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Written on January 04, 2021
Submitted by Viceversa on December 13, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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