Analysis of On the inside



Just because you can see me,
  doesn't mean I'm not hiding
And just because I'm not screaming,
  doesn't mean I'm not crying
Just because I'm not bleeding,
  doesn't mean I'm not hurting
And just because I'm still breathing,
  doesn't mean I'm not dying.....

" on the inside "


Scheme XAAAAAAA X
Poetic Form
Metre 1011111 1011110 01011110 1011110 1011110 1011110 01011110 1011110 1001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 359
Words 56
Sentences 2
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 1
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 24

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Sometimes you can't see the hurt inside- but it doesn't mean it's not there!

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Written on September 11, 2021

Submitted by Alfredgremsly on February 10, 2023

Modified on April 01, 2023

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