Analysis of silence remains
there are all these things I want to say to you,
things I want to tell you,
need to tell you,
and yet,
silence,
afraid of what you'll think,
afraid of what you'll say,
afraid that you won't understand,
so the silence will remain
| Scheme | AAABCDEFG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111111111 111111 1111 01 10 011111 011111 0111101 1010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 236 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 174 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
About this poem
This poem was written as an expression for being afraid to share feelings with those we love, a message that sometimes silence is the strongest cry for help.
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Written on January 17, 2022
Submitted by ashleyrose on January 19, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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