Analysis of The Literacy Narrative



Turn off the charms
Have a look inside
Don’t be alarmed
Only my doubt has died


Scheme ABCB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Simple 4-line
Metre 1101 10101 1101 101111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 80
Words 16
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 62
Words per stanza (avg) 16

About this poem

This poem was written as an excerpt in a writing project called "The Literacy Narrative" that I submitted my senior year of high school. Its simple, yet dramatic flare, gives a minor glimpse into the mind of emotionally-charged teenage youth.

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Written on September 17, 2007

Submitted by ammiemarie on March 10, 2024

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Ammie-Marie Littke

Ammie-Marie Littke is an American writer, songwriter, multimedia designer, and data analyst. Born and raised in southwest Michigan, she learned to love music and literature from the age of 4, adapting the ability to recognize a popular song within the first few seconds of airplay on the radio. She spent much of her teenage youth exploring her creative skills, writing nearly 200 poems and song lyrics between the ages of 11 and 17. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Web Design & Interactive Media from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and an Associate's Degree in Graphic Design Management from Bradford School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from East High School in Youngstown, Ohio. more…

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