Analysis of Promises
Bronwyn Ralph 1982 (Durban)
Promises made and promises broken
But words are just that….words
Never said in jest but forgotten so quickly
Said to draw people in
But not followed through to keep them
Feelings are felt but forgotten
In the moment so strong and true
But gone the instant you’re apart
Out of sight, out of mind
Teaching us to toughen up
Not to trust
Not to believe
Cos no one keeps forgotten promises
Promises of forever
Promises of together
Promises of being there come whatever
Learning that promises are meant to be broken
That feelings are meant to be forgotten
Learning to keep quiet and keep things to yourself
Cos believing promises only leads to heart break.
Scheme | AXXXX AXXX XXXX BBB AAXX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) |
Metre | 1001010010 111111 101011010110 111100 11101111 10111010 00101101 11010101 111111 1011101 111 1101 1111010100 1001010 1001010 1001101110 101100111110 1101111010 101110011101 1010100101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 665 |
Words | 127 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 3, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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