Analysis of The Weight of Insecurity
Grant Lancaster 2005 (Noblesville, Indiana)
A weight on the mind.
All eyes watching, all the time.
Fearful of all the reactions,
Failure in every little action.
The anchor sank me to dissatisfaction.
Tired of this pain,
My brain is decaying,
Heart is racing,
I need to make a change.
I wear a mask of confidence,
All they see is joy.
I feel a difference.
My mind is constantly training,
Wisdom I am attaining,
So why is it still raining.
| Scheme | XXXAA XBBX CXC BBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 01101 1110101 10110010 1001001010 0101110010 10111 111010 1110 111101 11011100 11111 110100 11110010 1011010 1111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 396 |
| Words | 91 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
My experience with anxiety and insecurity.
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Written on January 11, 2023
Submitted by GrantLancaster on January 12, 2023
Modified by GrantLancaster on January 12, 2023
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