Analysis of The Man I Thought I Was
The Man I Thought I was
By: Onofrio Santamaria
I'm not who I thought I was
Proud, determined, and strong
Committed to my beliefs
My reasons were true and sure
Youth and strength were on my side
Fought battles to express my views
Gained a reputation and respect
Believed in myself, and sure of my cause
I walked a straight white line
In time, the line got blur
Battles were fought more for pride
Who ever crossed me paid a price
Took on causes persuades by others
After battles, pieces of me were left by the curb
Pain and confusion replaced my pride
Not really sure of the cause
Confused on what side I was on
Facing young men proud and sure
Battles calls reminding me of pain
Not want to go that way
Settling for peace and comfort
Letting some one else play that game
| Scheme | A B AXXBCXXAX BCXXXCA XBXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011111 101001 1111111 101001 0101101 1100101 1010111 11010111 10010001 010101111 110111 010111 1001111 11011101 111001110 1010101101101 10010111 1101101 01111111 1011101 101010111 111111 10011010 10111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 1,036 |
| Words | 146 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 9, 7, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on August 29, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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