Analysis of Broken Promises
Belinda Richmond 1979 (Chicago)
I BELIEVED your LIES,
and HUNG on every WORD,
You PROMISED to be TRUTHFUL,
is what my SOUL HEARD, but
in REALITY, they all were LIES,
PROMISES WERE BROKEN,
and I don't even know why!!!
I tried to UNDERSTAND as
I WEEP, and I CRY, figuring
what to do as these DAYS GO BY,
You PROMISED to LOVE ME,
and that YOU REALLY CARED,
I YEARNED for your LOVE,
but you were NEVER THERE,
YOUR BROKEN PROMISES has
DREW US APART,
DEALING with the PAIN of
a BROKEN HEART,
IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON,
IT'S BEST THAT WE PART,
AS THIS LEADS DOWN A ROAD
to a BRAND NEW START!!!!!
B.R.
Date: 10/9/2023
Scheme | AXXXAXBCXBXXDECFDFXFXF EX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111 0111001 1101110 111111 0101101 100010 0111011 111011 11011100 11111111 110111 011101 11111 110101 1101001 1101 101011 0101 11111 11111 111101 10111 1 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 588 |
Words | 138 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 22, 2 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 213 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 57 |
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Written on October 09, 2023
Submitted by belindar.65825 on October 10, 2023
Modified by belindar.65825 on June 02, 2024
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