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
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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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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