Analysis of Fragile: Handle With Care
I’m tongue and cheek,
And you wear a broken heart on your sleeve;
Neither of us has mastered the art
Of just saying what we really mean.
You’re always running,
And I’m terrified to even move.
I’m content with quiet humming.
You belt it out with something to prove.
You seem at home in the crowded room,
And I feel like an abandoned guitar: out of tune.
The red and white cup in your hand
Fills holes in your heart until you can barely stand.
You dance in the street to the traffic song.
I stay on the sidewalk waiting for the cars to be gone.
You flirt and wave at not so handsome strangers.
Hand on your arm, I soberly safeguard you from danger.
I’m the keeper of the keys,
Who will stand by you judgment-free.
You attempt a call to tell him you don’t feel so alone,
But I swiftly steal away that old, beat up phone.
I’m the holder of the hair, as you stare down white porcelain.
I rub your back and help wipe your mouth.
Is this what our friendship is all about?
Honestly, I don’t know,
But I’ll always be there for you when it counts.
Scheme | XXXX ABAB XXCC XXXX XXDD XXXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 0110101111 101111001 111011101 1110 01101101 11011010 111111011 111100101 0111101001111 01011011 110110111101 1100110101 1110110101111 11011111010 1111110011110 1010101 11111101 10101111111101 111010111111 101010111111100 111101111 11110101101 100111 1111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,031 |
Words | 202 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 133 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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