Analysis of Soft Expletive



I stub my toe,
The welling up
of pain pops in
and says, "Hello."

I stub my toe,
Again, the same
The pain gnaws through
and smiles, "You know..."

I stub my toe,
"What do you want?!"
The pain recoils
"I don't like fudge."

I stub my toe,
I rub it clean
of blood, it seems
"Fuck you!" it means.


Scheme Axxa Axxa Axxx Axxx
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 0101 1110 0101 1111 0101 0111 0111 1111 1111 0101 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 293
Words 72
Sentences 6
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 51
Words per stanza (avg) 15

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A poem about stubbing your toe.

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Written on August 15, 2023

Submitted by abbynicoleyee on August 15, 2023

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Abby Nicole Yee

As a writer, I dislike small fonts and prefer to write by hand. I like crafting wire sculptures and mindless comedy movies until my training kicks in. more…

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