Analysis of Midlife crisis



I am not young
I am not pretty
I am not slender
But I still have dreams

I am not rich
I am not insolvent
I am not poor
But I could use some more money

I am not lacy
I am not immobile
I am not working
But I have lots to do

I am not intolerant
I am not stubborn
I am not lonely
But I would love to have some more friends

I am not old
I am not ugly
I am not fat
But I still have dreams


Scheme xaxB xcxa axxx cxax xaxB
Poetic Form Tetractys  (40%)
Etheree  (20%)
Metre 1111 11110 11110 11111 1111 111010 1111 11111110 11110 111010 11110 111111 1110100 11110 11110 111111111 1111 11110 1111 11111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 363
Words 92
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 58
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Heidrun Kordholste-Nikander

I was born in Germany in 1960. I lived in Germany, Finland, and California and have visited many European countries. I currently live in Germany, but I would like to return to the US. I started writing poems in California inspired by the beautiful nature. I have a master degree in forestry and North American Studies. I write scientific books about nature and environmental history, but also short stories and poems. more…

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