Analysis of If not death?
Anusha Neogi 2007 (Mumbai)
Who is he,
If not death?
Who is he?
Why does he want me?
Only death wants me,
Only death loves me,
Only death embraces me,
I have so many friends yet,
I feel alone in this world.
I wish there would be someone,
Someone who wants me,
Someone who loves me,
Someone who embraces me,
Someone other than death.
Who is she?
The one who wants me?
Who is she,
If not death?
Is she infact,real?
Because I can't believe,
There would be someone else,
Other than death,
Who would want me.
I feel so alone.
So alone,
With my distractions.
With no one to comfort me,
Other than death.
Who are they?
The one who wants me?
If not death?
Are they in this universe?
Or are they a fragment of my imagination?
So I call upon that someone,
If they are,
Infact someone other than death,
I call upon them and say,
Please.
Please dont be a fragment of my imagination.
Please want me.
Please love me.
Please embrace me.
Please be someone other than death.
Scheme | ABAa aaaxx caaab AAABx xxBa ddxaB eABxc cxbex caaab |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111 111 111 11111 10111 10111 1010101 1111011 1101011 111111 1111 1111 110101 11011 111 01111 111 111 111 011101 11111 1011 1111 11101 101 11010 1111101 1011 111 01111 111 110110 111010110010 1110111 111 111011 1101101 1 111010110010 111 111 1011 1111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 937 |
Words | 230 |
Sentences | 24 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 43 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
Hii!This poem was inspired by death(obviously) and my favourite series,dickinsion.Its also inspired by my intrusive thoughts and the feeling I have when i feel nobody likes me.Hope you guys like it:)
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Written on June 11, 2022
Submitted by anusha1027neogi on January 08, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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