Analysis of The Quiet
When sorrow so strong has taken hold
And regret etches its cruel mark across your flailing heart
When faces of friends twist in your own shadow
And a whispered threat becomes your only companion
When strong boots of confusion trample and obscure the clear path to rescue
And walls grow wings to meet you in the clouds
Hold on.
When the breath of the master leaves a smoldering scar on your neck
And a solitary retreat is met with poisonous assault
When the skin of the snake feels so warm in the dark
And precious pearls spill forth to the mud from your decayed crown
When endless tears wretch you to sleep
And tragic dreams cry you awake
Hold on.
When panic becomes an elevator
And you push all the buttons
When you say goodbye
And never leave
When the road isn’t quite long enough to get where you are going
And the love which once painted your masterpiece has become a puzzle with a piece missing
Hold on.
Forever and ever
Hold on.
Scheme | xxxxxxA xxxxxxA bxxxccA bA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111101 001101101011101 1101110111 0010101110010 111101010001011110 0111111001 11 1011010101001111 001000111110001 101101111001 01011110111011 11011111 01011101 11 110011100 0111010 1111 0101 101111011111110 001111011010101010110 11 010010 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 940 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7, 2 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 189 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem about the importance of having good old peace and quiet.
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Written on December 21, 2022
Submitted on December 22, 2022
Modified on April 01, 2023
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