Analysis of Amy
Absence of grief
no evidence of pain
causes me unease
sorrow missing where expected
a gap
no longing
not a whisper of a crack in the voice
the word "husband" not even slightly hushed
no avoidance
the words "her dad" create a wince in my heart
but not her face
steady
not a mask
she should cry
for him
for her
for us
her laughter taboo
making me sad
for the girl, the dead man
for her
we should be glad
that she should be healing
healing so grandly
but I wonder
I doubt
I assume
is it wrong
or simply an instinct
an instinct to be followed
trusted
should she grieve for me?
me, who she does not know
except for work
what business is it
she should be who she is
and be that without shame
despite my instinct
in defiance of it.
Scheme | abcdefghijklmnoPqrstPsflpuvwxyzl1 2 3 4 5 x3 |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011 110011 10101 10101010 01 110 1010101001 0110110101 1010 01010101011 1101 10 101 111 11 10 11 01001 1011 101011 10 1111 111110 10110 1110 11 101 111 110110 1101110 10 11111 111111 0111 11011 111111 011011 01110 001011 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 686 |
Words | 145 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 39 |
Lines Amount | 39 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 572 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 145 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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