Analysis of Whisper My Regret



Not ready, yet, to whisper my regret
Still yet a while, to see your smile
Though future tears confirm my fears
And future dreams I shun
For therein lies the death of one
Who loves you - hopelessly


Scheme ABCDDE
Poetic Form
Metre 1101110101 11011111 11010111 010111 10110111 111100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 196
Words 38
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 155
Words per stanza (avg) 38

About this poem

The emotional hurt and recrimination at the end of a relationship

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Written on 1998

Submitted by MrPurpleRaven on January 09, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Shaun William Hayes

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