Analysis of I used to dance
I used to dance
Everyday
Now I only dream
I envisage the movements
Falling Into a trance
Wishing I could move that way
My motions making me gleam
Alas.
I no longer dance
I no longer twirl
I no longer walk
Was still only a girl
I was that beauty Inside and out
That tried to extinguish Her life With tablets and a knife
It is art That has healed me
Let my express myself
Filled my heart With love and self wealth
i long to dance
But I never will again
So instead I dance with my paper and pen
| Scheme | ABCDABCEAFGFHIJKLAMM |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1111 101 11101 1010010 100101 1011111 1101011 01 11101 11101 11101 111001 111100101 11101001110001 1111111 11011 11111011 1111 1110101 10111111001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 510 |
| Words | 114 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 390 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 101 |
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Results of self harm
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