Analysis of Dim your light a little
They said it was too bright,
dim your light a little.
They said be a little ordinary,
and sober.
Yet, I was just being strong,
lest I will be crumbled.
And the world urged me,
to change.
| Scheme | ABCDEFCG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111 111010 111010100 010 1111101 111110 00111 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 187 |
| Words | 45 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 141 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
About this poem
This poem is about the societal view about your ideals and passion about your life, when staying strong becomes a threat, the only thing you can do is still be strong because there is no way out to survive the harsh life.
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Written on November 14, 2021
Submitted by marryrse770 on November 14, 2021
Modified on March 08, 2023
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