Analysis of Masks
Happy is the feeling
I want to portray
That is the mask
I will wear today
I will walk around
And fake a smile
Nobody will notice
Its only beguile
Proud is the feeling
I want to portray
That is the mask
I will wear today
I will walk around
With my head held high
Nobody will notice
As I silently cry
Contentment is the feeling
I want to portray
That is the mask
I will wear today
I will blend into the crowd
And walk around
I will not speak
Or make a sound
Love is the feeling
I want to portray
That is the mask
I will wear today
I will pretend
That I have love for me
I will show the world
What they want to see
Today I will not
Wear a mask at all
I will show everyone
My straight downfall
Laid out naked
For the world to see
Turns out nobody
Even noticed me
| Scheme | aBCBDeFe aBCBDgFg aBCBxdxd aBCBxhxh xixixhhh |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (45%) Etheree (28%) |
| Metre | 101010 11101 1101 11101 11101 0101 1110 11001 11010 11101 1101 11101 11101 11111 1110 111001 0101010 11101 1101 11101 1110101 0101 1111 1101 11010 11101 1101 11101 1101 111111 11101 11111 01111 10111 11110 111 1110 10111 111 10101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 777 |
| Words | 179 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 40 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 120 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
About this poem
I think everyone at some point in there life can relate to this poem. Sometimes it is good to know you are not alone.
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Written on April 17, 2022
Submitted by altschulerjanice on July 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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