Analysis of Behind Her Smile
Fiza Rafiq 2007 (Hospital)
She smiles at the crowd
But behind her smile
She suffers
Abused, Sexualized, Harassed, Depression
All these, and she still smiles
Saying she’s okay
Saying nothing is wrong
She needs a hand, but she won’t reach for it
She needs a friend, but she won’t open up
She needs help but she won’t ask for it
She needs the courage
Courage to let it all out
Out in the open field
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIHJKL |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101 10101 110 01101010 110111 1011 101011 1101111111 1101111101 111111111 11010 1011111 100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 376 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 13 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 288 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 71 |
About this poem
This poem is about this young adult who suffers from trauma but she's overworked.
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Written on July 12, 2022
Submitted by Fizar448 on August 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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