Analysis of I am okay



Oh no, here comes that thought again
The one I just can't ignore
I feel the fear wash over me
Like a wave crashing on the shore

I try to ignore it, just push it away
Think happy thoughts instead
It doesn't care, justing gripping harder
Creating a darkness within my head

My breathing is getting rapid
My hands start to shake
My heart feels like it's going to explode
It's more than I can take

Remember what they taught you
Focus on your breath
In and out, in and out
Just don't think about death

Seconds feel like hours
And minutes feel like days
But at last my mind and body settles
I am okay, I am okay


Scheme XAXA BCXC XDXD XEXE XXXB
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (40%)
Metre 11111101 0111101 11011101 10110101 11101111101 110101 110111010 0100100111 11011010 11111 1111110101 111111 0101111 10111 001001 111011 101110 010111 1111101010 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 608
Words 123
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Ellie Wathen

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