Analysis of Fears
Helen McBean 1978 (Montreal)
Fears
There are fears we have to face
for it's when we face these fears
Change takes place.
And Change is another one we must get through.
But change in inevitable,
although I can't change you.
It's a choice we make.
Then again, some changes are mistakes .
but mistakes like change,
will happen again and again.
So, why do we fear this?
Why are we so scared?
If it's bound to happen
it shouldn’t be feared.
| Scheme | ABABCDCEFGHIJKL |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (53%) |
| Metre | 1 1111111 1111111 111 01101011111 11001000 11111 10111 101110101 10111 11001001 111111 11111 111110 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 428 |
| Words | 87 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 312 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 76 |
About this poem
This poem is about fears and change and the fear of change, but how no matter what, change happens all the time and because of this we should learn to accept it and not fear it.
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Written on February 05, 2003
Submitted by HelenW.McBean on October 07, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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