Analysis of Within the Silence
Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)
With friends and with loved ones we should
Not feel that we must say
Encouragement that sounds real good
Or chit chat for the day.
We do not need to fill the void
When silence is so loud.
Because our words make some annoyed
With spoken words allowed.
No awkward feeling should be there
Despite the lack of speech.
You don't need words to show you care
When to their heart you reach.
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
| Metre | 11011111 111111 01001111 111101 11111101 110111 011011101 110101 11010111 010111 11111111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 384 |
| Words | 79 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
The power of silence!
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Written on February 02, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on February 02, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on February 02, 2024
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