Analysis of Somebody I used to know



Today I was asked to think of something nice to do for myself everyday
But I couldn't,
I froze I couldn't think of a single nice thing I'd want to do
I literally had nothing to say,

My suggestions covered good deeds for others but they didn't consider me,
Then it dawned on me
That I don't consider myself as worthy
Apparently

I don't value my upkeep in any format whatsoever,
So I dont actually care about me,
Which is heartbreaking in reality,
Somewhere along the line I lost that happy go lucky me,

Who is this person who now stands before me,
I do not recognise her anymore,
Nor does anyone else for that matter
This new persona isn't at all familiar,

I only wish I could go back to happier times,
But I feel trapped  
Staring at somebody I used to no
A stranger who's lost and alone where's the girl I used to no!


Scheme AXXA BBBB CBBB BXCC XXDD
Poetic Form Tetractys  (25%)
Quatrain  (20%)
Metre 011111111011111101 1110 1111011010111111 1100011011 1010101111011100101 11111 1110101110 0100 1110110101010 1111001011 1110010 10101111101101 11110111011 1111001 111011110 110101011010 1101111111001 1111 101101111 010110011011111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 834
Words 180
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 128
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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