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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