Analysis of Psst!

Gisela Vigil 1959 (Cuba)

Free verse
Psst!
You, yes you,
who promised me forever
forgot to tell me
that Antonym was
your middle name.

Scheme ABCDEF
Poetic Form
Metre 1 111 1101010 01111 111 1101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 101
Words 22
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 75
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted by Giselavigil on January 04, 2024

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Gisela Vigil

Thank you for welcoming me to this community. I was born in Cuba but emigrated with my family to the US when I was three. I am mother to three young adults now, and also a grandmother. I’ve been writing for years, some I share, others I still keep in my personal file. I often write of struggles for we all face them as we journey through life. But still, I feel peace knowing I try my best. Feel blessed to have been given the gift of writing which I strive to improve cause there’s always room for growth. more…

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