Analysis of Sshhh!
Let's talk
But with our lips sealed.
Let's dialogue
And settle a pressing matter
But with our vocal cords at rest
And our tongues numb.
Let's orchestrate a plan to freedom
But without saying a word, not even a whisper
Because we don't want them to hear us
Sshhh!
Don't make a sound.
We don't want to draw attention to ourselves
Because we are afraid of them
We better keep quiet
So we won't be punished
By those who are more powerful,
So that we won't become a laughing stock
In front of the rest of the world
So sshhh!
Because we are inferior
And will not do what is right.
Scheme | XX XAXB BAC CXXX XXXXX CAX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 111011 110 01001010 111010111 01011 11001110 1011001110010 011111111 1 1101 111110101001 01110111 110110 111110 11111100 1111010101 01101101 11 01110100 0111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 581 |
Words | 123 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Written on February 11, 2022
Submitted on July 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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