Analysis of Reminiscent of Jeremy
If you cut me
Do I not bleed?
For your sympathy must I plead?
Such was the refrain of a 12-year-old
After abuses, untold
Perpetrated by his classmates
Just Tom-foolery, not hate
A teacher was told
The boys recieved a stern "scold"
But, a pattern would unfold
Their behavior uncontrolled
And so was the pain of a 12-year-old
After abuses, untold
He hated the gym
The worst place for picking on him
But, such is the life of a 12-year-old
Enduring abuses, untold
Knocked down from the monkey-bars
Now they've taken it too far
The principal must be told
The boy consoled
But his abusers became more bold
He was "trolled"
Increasing the shame of a 12-year-old
After abuses, untold
Reminiscent of "Jeremy"
No longer would he plead
A new game for this 13-year-old
After abuses, untold
Borrowing from their playbook
Brutal beatings he undertook
Empathy he would withhold
As sinews tighten
And muscles grow
Incarceration, release
Blow after blow
A back-alley hero
This is the story of a guy I know
And his abuses, untold
Scheme | abbcCxxcccccC ddccxxcccbcC abcCeecxfxfffc |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111 1111 11100111 110011011 1001001 100111 1110011 01011 011011 1010101 101001 011011011 1001001 11001 01111011 111011011 01001001 1110101 1110111 0100111 0101 110100111 111 010011011 1001001 0101100 110111 0111111 1001001 1001110 1010101 1001101 1110 0101 001001 1101 011010 1101010111 0101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,014 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 13, 12, 14 |
Lines Amount | 39 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 268 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 59 |
About this poem
After reading The Raven, I wanted to try the ABCBBB rhyme pattern. I found out that wasn't the secret to Poe's success (his talent was). Still, I like this rhyme scheme. I was thinking of a kid I teased in 6th grade. I still feel bad about it. Wondered if he turned out to be a badass. Luckily I grew out of that.
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Written on October 07, 2022
Submitted by rnadc on October 13, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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