Analysis of My shell



My shell is very dear to me,
Like a mother to her suckling child,
It gives me comfort in a world wild.

My shell is very dear to me,
Like a father to his female child,
It protects me from public ridicule.

My shell is very dear to me,
Like a considerate spouse,
It gives me respite so I don't trespass.

My shell is very dear to me,
And so so bad to me.
It prevents me from living a complete life,
By feeding my illusions and giving me subtle suicide.


Scheme Abb Abx Axx Aaxx
Poetic Form
Metre 11110111 101010101 111100011 11110111 10101111 101111010 11110111 1001001 111101111 11110111 011111 10111100011 110101001011010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 451
Words 106
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 4
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 86
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

A celebration of an introvert leaving "my shell" in order to begin a more socially active life.

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Written on May 27, 2023

Submitted by akusujohn47 on May 27, 2023

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Dominic Akusu

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