Analysis of I



I am but a man
I am not an evil man
But I am an angry man
I am mad at the world for the way it is
For what it does to us and each other
I am mad there is no justice
At least none that I see
I am mad at the world
For what it has done to me
I am mad at myself
For what I have become, because of the world
I am not an evil man
But I am a mad man
I am angry at my weakness
Powerless to stop it all
I am just one who understands
That this is all wrong
And very far from right
I am but one
Quickly losing sight
I am not an evil man
But an angry man looking toward the light
Hoping, dreaming, wishing, praying………………….
I just want things right
Is all I’m saying
Loving, laughing, playing, living…………………….
The simple joy in random giving
Holding, hugging, kissing, sharing………………….
Is all part of our natural caring
We are a race
Who are in a race……………of survival
I am not an evil man
I am just angry at the way we treat each other
Because were all we’ve got

Eric (and sometimes not)


Scheme aAaxbcdedxeAacxxxfxfAfgfgggggxxAbh h
Poetic Form Tetractys  (23%)
Metre 11101 1111101 1111101 11110110111 1111110110 11111110 111111 111101 1111111 11111 11110101101 1111101 111011 11101110 1001111 1111101 11111 010111 1111 10101 1111101 11101100101 10101010 11111 11110 10101010 010101010 10101010 11111010010 1101 110011010 1111101 1111010111110 010111 100011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,032
Words 211
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 34, 1
Lines Amount 35
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 362
Words per stanza (avg) 104
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Written on January 13, 2023

Submitted by EASN on February 11, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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