Analysis of pretending for the sake of others
I sit here, and pretend that I can float.
I always keep my back against the wall.
I hide my tears in a secret room no one can see.
I'm afraid if they know, then they will flee.
I pretend I can float because I know that I'm falling.
I can't fly.
So I try to be stuck somewhere in between.
My back is against the wall so nothing sneaks up from behind.
I hide my treats in a secret room so others don't show me theirs.
I pretend to be happy.
But maybe it's not fully a lie.
| Scheme | ABCCDEFGHCE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110011111 111110101 1111001011111 1011111111 10111101111110 111 1111111001 111010111011101 1111001011101111 1011110 110111001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 470 |
| Words | 99 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 354 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 99 |
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Submitted on March 15, 2015
Modified on March 14, 2023
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