Analysis of They Didn't Care
When I was down and looked around
At those who just walked by
Did they not see or was it me,
Because they did not try
To understand or lend a hand,
As if I wasn't there.
What would they do if it was true,
They needed help somewhere?
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11110101 111111 11111111 011111 1011101 111101 11111111 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 233 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
Apathy
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Written on June 30, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on June 30, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on June 30, 2023
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