Analysis of I Grieve Alone
When I grieve I grieve alone
No one can know my ache
Nothing can ever atone or remove the wake
When I wail I wail alone
No one can stay my loss
Nothing can ever atone or remove the cross
When I weep I weep alone
No one can dry my tear
Nothing can ever atone or remove the bier
When I moan I moan alone
No one can mute my yowl
Nothing can ever atone or remove the howl
When I mourn I mourn alone
No one can feel my pain
Nothing can ever atone or remove the bane
When I scream I scream alone
No one can hear my yell
Nothing can ever atone or remove the h***
Scheme | ABBACCADEAFFAGGAFH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 111111 101100110101 1111101 111111 101100110101 1111101 111111 101100110101 1111101 111111 101100110101 1111101 111111 101100110101 1111101 111111 101100110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 538 |
Words | 120 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 433 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 120 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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