Analysis of Never a Hero
Hard work for over 12 years
12 years I shed blood sweat and tears
2 homes purchased and 2 children born
1 decision made, but no one warned
In the blink of an eye everything is gone
At 30 years old, my life needs to be redrawn
Unhealthy child that I can’t fix
You cannot imagine the pain it inflicts
Broken marriage and broken home
Unpredictable outcomes I never could have known
Once had it all and now I have nothing
Living paycheck to paycheck, isn’t that something
They say check on your friends, especially the “strong ones”
“He is always so happy” “Loves everyone tons”
Putting everyone first has gotten me zero
Now I have to tell my kids, I will never be their hero
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111101 1111101 1100101 01011111 0011111011 1111111101 01011111 11001001101 10100101 01001110111 1111011110 101111110 111111010011 1111101101 10101110110 111111111101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 691 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 533 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 126 |
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