Analysis of I have many faces

J.D. Mags 1995 (Perth)



I'm a man of many faces,
a different mask each day.
While I'm jovial the surface,
beneath I stay the same.

Sometimes I smile, sometimes I frown;
I'll still be bright and chic.
But deep below I'm always down;
I'm sullen, dull and bleak.

And if I sport a regal crown,
it matters not to me.
I'll be a jester and a clown,
no matter what you see.

While outside I'm shining bright,
inside I scowl and sneer.
And though my eyes might gleam with light,
beneath they're dark with drear.

I'm a man of many faces,
I don a mask each day.
No matter what's on the surface,
I'll always be insane...

'Cause my appearance won't change my brain...


Scheme Abcx dede dfdf ghgh Abci i
Poetic Form
Metre 10111010 0100111 11100010 011101 01110111 111101 1101111 110101 01110101 110111 11010001 110111 1111101 011101 01111111 011111 10111010 110111 11011010 11101 110101111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 635
Words 145
Sentences 11
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 78
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

We wear a mask whether we no it or not, but how we look on the outside doesn't change how we are on the inside.

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Written on January 22, 2023

Submitted by JD.Mags on January 22, 2023

Modified by JD.Mags on February 12, 2023

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J.D. Mags

I spent seven years as a photojournalist. I spend much of my time writing poems, listening to music and thinking about life. I have traveled to numerous countries around the world and realized that people everywhere are the same. more…

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