Analysis of A night before exams
Fizza Tofiq 2002 (Lahore)
The night before, I toss and turn,
My stomach chums, my nerves all bum.
I try to study, try to prepare,
But my mind's too foggy, too full of scare.
I dread the thought of that exam room,
Whiteboards, pens, and impending doom.
My palms are sweaty, my heart's racing,
I fear that all my hard work wasted.
What if I forget all I've learned,
If I freeze, my anxiety spurned.
The thought of failure makes me shake,
I worry that I won't stay awake.
The hours pass, the paper pile,
I try to concentrate, but it's all a trial. But then I take a deep breath in,
I know that this is not the end.
I've studied hard, put in my time,
I'm not alone, my fears aren't crime. I remind myself of all I've achieved,
Of all the knowledge I've received.
I face the exam with strength and grace,
Ready to conquer, ready to ace.
So, bring on the questions, bring in the test,
I know I can handle the rest.
Scheme | XXAA BBXX CCDD XXX XEE FFGG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011101 11011111 111101101 1111101111 110111011 1100101 111101110 111111110 11101111 111101001 01110111 110111101 01010101 1111011101011110110 11111101 11011011 110111101101111101 11010101 110011101 101101011 1110101001 11111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 892 |
Words | 199 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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This poem is about what student feel one night before exams and in the examination room.
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