Analysis of Silence Most Deadly
The intention of silence…
to expose or deceive
Its power much greater,
than most would believe
Sometimes to say nothing,
speaks loudest of all
The quiet most deadly
—when falsehood befalls
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2019)
| Scheme | XA XA XX XX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0010110 101101 110110 11101 011110 11011 010110 1101 01001010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 231 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 37 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
Font size:
23 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Silence Most Deadly" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/48419/silence-most-deadly>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Kurt Philip Behm poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In