Analysis of Robin Williams
Kimberly Ward 1979 (Jefferson, GA)
Smiles on their faces like thousands of burning lanterns.
I made them smile again - my heart lifts and sinks again.
Without even trying, I seem to grant wishes.
Wishes that they did not even speak aloud.
I am happy for them - no one should be in pain.
Yet, I find myself there.
I dare not make a wish for myself. That would be selfish.
Who would even grant it?
The gift I carry is heavy.
So much so that I laugh so as not to cry.
They say the pain will end.
Must it be this way?
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011011010 1111011110101 011010111110 10111110101 111011111101 11111 1111011111110 111011 01110110 11111111111 110111 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 468 |
Words | 99 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 30 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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