Analysis of The Broken Alarm



When I was just a little boy,
My parents never said
They were concerned my lack of joy
Looked like a sense of dread.

When teenage years had come to be,
My parents never spoke
About why no one came to see
Their son who rarely spoke.

They seemed to think my quiet ways
Would leave me on its own,
Or that it was a silly phase
And left me quite alone!

When I found out anxiety
Was causing so much harm,
It was too late for them to see
Since death killed the alarm!


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF CGCG
Poetic Form
Metre 11110101 110101 10011111 110111 1111111 110101 01111111 111101 11111101 111111 11110101 011101 11110100 110111 11111111 111001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 469
Words 109
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 24

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Unaware and unconcerned parents

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Written on May 25, 2024

Submitted by stevec.24118 on May 25, 2024

Modified by stevec.24118 on May 25, 2024

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Steve Cochrane

 · 1955 · Cape

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