Analysis of Alone
Jessica Hehling 1982 (North Dakota)
Alone in the dark, I shiver
Nothing but silence I quiver.
Emptiness and fear
Are all that is near
Tears burning my eyes
Pain I can’t disguise
Blood boils inside, I shake
Anger consumes me, I quake
| Scheme | AABBCCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01001110 10110110 10001 11111 11011 11101 110111 1001111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 191 |
| Words | 37 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 155 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Written on May 20, 2007
Submitted by jessica.53726 on September 23, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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