Analysis of Forgiveness
Trust yourself, as best you can
Think before you speak, learn how to plan
Forgiveness come from within,
Some say, it could become your ultimate sin
Before you can forgive another,
Forgive yourself, or else don't even bother
For life will still go on,
Even if you become the next con
| Scheme | AA BB CC DD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 1011111 101111111 0101101 11110111001 011101010 01011111010 111111 101101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 285 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 56 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
About this poem
This poem is about me and my understanding of my circumstances and having to forgive myself as well as others in order to move on with life.
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Written on November 11, 2019
Submitted by VickiSue on January 31, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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