Analysis of Child Abuse.



She was locked in a room,
All day and night,
She was living a life,
That only she could fight.

He pulled in to the driveway,
Down her cheek rolled a tear,
He was stronger than her,
Her worst and deadly fear.

She could hear him walking,
Up those wooden stairs,
She didnt make a sound,
She never dares.

He opened her door,
And looked her in the eyes,
She stopped herself crying,
As she heard his lies.

He towered over her body,
And smacked her face,
She had to stand the pain,
In every daily case.

He beat her up for no reason,
Creating a body of bruises,
She had scars from her life,
Covered up with his excuses.


Scheme XABA XXXX CDXD XECE XFXF XXBX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 111001 1101 111001 110111 110101 101101 111010 010101 111110 11101 11101 1101 11001 010001 110110 11111 11010010 0101 111101 0100101 11011110 010010110 111101 10111010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 588
Words 120
Sentences 7
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 78
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on July 13, 2013

Modified on March 13, 2023

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