Analysis of Foolish For Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Heartaches come and go
And glasses of tears are shattered
But when will I find the one
The one who really matters?
I patch and mend my stolen my heart
From those who left me wretched
My heart was broken a million times
Twinges of pain I’ve regretted
They say a girl should love every man
And they'll give love back to you
If they don't, all you'll have to do
Is give it your all a time a two
So, I wore my heart on my sleeve
Beating for the world to see
Unshielded from dangers
Like a pinata for Princes to make bleed
Fragmented time revealed a mystery
The one I can't explain
When the one I like loves me back
But I can't feel anything but pain
I cry not because I've been rejected
But because someone fell for me
I feel so stupid and depressed
They loved the girl their eyes can only see
Deep inside, they do not know
That girl is someone else
A girl who cries on dreary nights
While laughing at jokes she sells
I harbor a secret of bitter shame
A lifetime of bruises, hunger, and pain
I’d rather relinquish my truth for a simpler life
As a normal plain Jane
It’s easier me to be Jane
The girl who has never known any shame
The girl who always listens
The girl who never circles the drain
I am (am I?) to blame
For all of the secrets I hold
All I want is to be loved
And not be treated oh, so cold
Now, I rely on my broken heart
Ever so miserable and pitiful
Waiting for a love from someone
Who seems almost mythical
I ready my soul, my mind
And my heart for a feast
For I am the beauty
And he is the beast
Scheme | AXBC DEXE XFFF XGCX GHXH EGXG AXXX IHXH HIXH IJXJ DKBK XLGL |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 01011110 1111101 0111010 110111011 1111110 111100101 1111010 1101111001 0111111 11111111 111110101 11111111 1010111 1110 101110111 1001010100 011101 10111111 11111011 1110111010 1011111 11110001 1101111101 1011111 11111 01111101 1101111 1100101101 011101001 11001011101001 101011 11001111 0111101101 011110 011101001 111111 11101011 1111111 01110111 110111101 10110000100 1010111 111100 1101111 011101 111010 01101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,526 |
Words | 321 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 48 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
About this poem
Written at age 15, this poem touches on teenage love, mending a broken heart, and the outdated social ideologies often expected of teenage girls.
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Written on November 14, 2005
Submitted by ammiemarie on December 28, 2023
Modified by ammiemarie on December 28, 2023
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