Analysis of Whispers
Angela Crabtree 1982 (maine)
He whispers in my ear
But I do not hear him
He looks me in the eyes
But I do not see him
He touches me
But I cannot feel him
He takes my hand
But there is no touch
He reaches for me
But I am not there
He calls for me
But I do not answer
He goes to touch my heart
But there is no beat
He breathes on my neck
But there is no breath
He whispers in my ear
But I cannot hear him
He looks me in the eyes
But I cannot see him
©By: Angela M. Crabtree
written September 13, 1999
| Scheme | AbCb dbxx dxde xxxx AbCb de |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110011 111111 111001 111111 1101 111011 1111 11111 11011 11111 1111 111110 111111 11111 11111 11111 110011 111011 111001 111011 110011 10010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 473 |
| Words | 109 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 22 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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