Analysis of When I Fell
When I Fell,
It hurt.
But only at first.
Then I felt swell!
I wanted to do it again and again!
Because the pain faded so fast
(And indeed, I did not want it to last)
I held barely a memory of it.
All I knew
Was the feeling
Of being airborne;
Of Flying.
For a moment, I felt free.
And then -
I Fell.
When I Fell
It hurt.
Then the hurt faded.
I only felt - well . . .
Numb.
But soon, although I didn't forget the pain,
I remembered the other things - the rain,
Our walks, the sunsets, our words exchanged.
And I remembered
The feeling
Of being Loved,
Of Loving.
And I didn't care as much that I Fell.
When I Fell,
I cried.
But the sun came out, and my tears dried.
And I felt hope.
And I got up.
And I walked on.
And I Learned
That when you fall
You may feel down
But something will turn your frown
Upside-down,
And you will remember the good
And love again.
Scheme | ABxacddxxexexca ABxaxffxxexea Aggxxxxxhhhxc |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111 11 11011 1111 11011101001 01011011 0011111111 1110010011 111 1010 1101 110 1010111 01 11 111 11 10110 11011 1 1111100101 1010010101 1010110101 01010 010 1101 110 0110111111 111 11 101110111 0111 0111 0111 011 1111 1111 1101111 111 01101001 0101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 818 |
Words | 175 |
Sentences | 23 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 15, 13, 13 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 212 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 59 |
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Submitted on March 12, 2020
Modified on March 14, 2023
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