Analysis of Incomplete
E.S. Conway 1985 (United Kingdom)
They're going to the beach today,
But I can't go,
Because they'll know.
I'll lay upon my towel,
Looking to the sky,
Then from out of nowhere,
I know I'll hear the cry:
"You're a faggot", "you're a guy!"
"You're a Bloke in a sarong".
I do not have the strength in me,
To explain why they are wrong.
So I'll stay at home, Sat inside,
And watch my big tv.
That's all I need, that's all I have,
Just myself and me.
They're going for a swim today,
But I can't go,
Because they'll know.
I'll be stared at when I change,
I'll be looked at with disdain,
Before I even start to swim,
Paranoia turns to pain.
So I'll stay at home, in the warm,
And play games on my phone.
That's all I need, that's all I have,
Just me, myself, alone.
They all go places I can't go,
Because if I go,
Then they'll know,
They'll know I'm broken,
That I'm not right,
Fear turns to hate,
And they ignite,
Words of spite,
Words of pain,
Cutting deep,
Over again.
So I'll stay at home, and I'll wait,
I'll look forward to the day,
When I can truly be the girl I am,
In every single way.
Scheme | aBB xcxc cded xeFe aBB xgxg xhFh bbbxijiigxx jaxa |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101 1111 0111 1101110 10101 11111 111101 1010101 1010001 11110101 1011111 11111101 011111 11111111 1101 11010101 1111 0111 1111111 1111101 01110111 010111 11111001 011111 11111111 11101 11110111 01111 111 11110 1111 1111 0101 111 111 101 1001 11111011 1110101 1111010111 0100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,042 |
Words | 215 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 11, 4 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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