Analysis of Silence
Silence
For us it cause anxiety
People think it’s just mildly
I’m not cowardly silence brings back memories
Silence
Watching my mothers tenderness
Watching my fathers violence
There was no kindness
I don’t like quiet
When it goes quiet the abuse starts
Silence
We mark our house
Making no sound like a mouse
listen clear, listen here, don’t watch just listen
Silence
| Scheme | AbbcAdadefAgghA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (27%) |
| Metre | 10 11110100 1011110 111001011100 10 10110100 10110100 11110 11110 111100011 10 11101 1011101 10110111110 10 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 382 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 299 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
About this poem
childhood trauma, silence, anxiety.
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Written on January 19, 2023
Submitted by Zenaw2009 on January 22, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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