Analysis of Fear

Dr. Venugopal C. K 1968 (Thiruvananthapuram)



I quit my exams in fear
and it cost me dear.
I nearly quit my job
almost ending in a sob.
All this out of fear
leaving me in despair.
I had to a find a way out
to win this bout.
I asked fear trying to hide my fear
how can I beat you my dear.
Fear laughed his fearful laugh and said
You should know me clear
to overcome your fear.
It's all in the mind
I will be there like a wind
if you carry me around
Do the things you fear
and everything will become clear.
I fear failure O' fear I said tearfully.
Fear's laughter rang out fearfully.
Take it headon and face it like a man.
Suddenly fear vanished
and I felt elated.
Yes now I understood fear.
He is there he is here
playing hide and seek everywhere.
It's all in your mind my dear
to fear or not to fear.


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Poetic Form
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Characters 730
Words 158
Sentences 14
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 28
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 579
Words per stanza (avg) 158

About this poem

The poet is engaged in a dialogue with fear on how to overcome it. Fear (depicted as a person) himself offers clues on overcoming fear. Finally the reader gets to understand fear and overcomes it.

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Submitted by ckvenu on June 30, 2021

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