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 |
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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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