Analysis of Fear
Fear of death keeps me dumb
Fear of ignorance keeps me sad
Fear of evil keeps me disappointed
Fear of pain keeps me hopeful
Fear of poverty keeps me denied
Fear of danger keeps me learning
| Scheme | ABCDEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111 11100111 111011010 1111110 111001101 11101110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 188 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 153 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
About this poem
Fear is a warning. It is a good thing.
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Written on January 14, 2022
Submitted by Poetbird on January 14, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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