Analysis of I Don't Believe You
I don't believe a word you say
Each time you compliment
The many things I do and say,
Though they are all well-meant.
My mind has built a wall to be
Protection from all words.
My thoughts of inferiority
Reflect the cold observed.
Whoever said that words cannot
Do harm to anyone,
Was deaf to what mean words have wrought
And kind words not begun!
| Scheme | ABAB CXCX XDXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 11010111 111100 01011101 111111 11110111 010111 11100100 010101 01011110 11110 11111111 011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 348 |
| Words | 72 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
Self-Doubt
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Written on July 17, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on July 17, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on July 17, 2023
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