Analysis of Or So I Thought
Elysia Laidlaw 2000 (Birmingham)
January 30th, 2000
The day I was born.
The day your life changed
Or so I thought.
The day you become a father
Or so I thought.
The day you felt unconditional love
Or so I thought.
You kept up the act for 7 years
And then nothing.
I never understood why
Why?
TELL ME WHY?
Why?
Why dad?
Why?
Why. Did. You. Leave. Me?
Why did you stop caring?
Why did you stop loving me?
Why me?
Do you know what it means to be father?
Guidance.
Comfort.
Love.
That feeling like home.
Familiarity.
But I don’t feel home.
With you.
I don’t feel anything.
With you.
I feel nothing.
I don’t know you.
I don’t want to know you,
It’s unfortunate that I’m a part of you.
But my life is so great
Without you.
I have a family who loves me
Unconditionally
I have a mother
Who nurtures me
Guides me
Who loves me.
Unlike you
So this is my goodbye
To you.
There’s no bad blood
Or hate
I just need to say goodbye.
At least for now.
This not forever
It’s just for now.
So goodbye dad.
I’m sure we’ll meet again somehow.
| Scheme | xxxAbAcA xd eEeEfE gdgg bxxchghIdIdiii jiggbgggi eixjekbkfk |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10011 01111 01111 1111 01101010 1111 011101001 1111 1110111 0110 110011 1 111 1 11 1 11111 111110 1111101 11 1111111110 10 10 1 11011 0100 11111 11 11110 11 1110 1111 111111 10100110111 111111 011 110100111 01000 11010 1101 11 111 011 11111 11 1111 11 111111 1111 11010 1111 111 1111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 963 |
| Words | 198 |
| Sentences | 39 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 2, 6, 4, 14, 9, 10 |
| Lines Amount | 53 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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