Analysis of About Me
Caroline Gose 1998 (Ohio)
I like boys who like boys
Ones that like my freckles and my voice
I like fruits and nuts just not in my bread
And I never leave anything unsaid
I like small talk and overly politeness
I tip on everything all the time, God’s my witness
I have a sunny disposition
And too easily make commitments
I say “hello” too much and “I love you” too often
And I love to come by just to “stop in”
Love to think I’m mesmerizing
Though I’m just ordinary I’m realizing
Most of all I forget I’m not in a movie
That “I think you’re pretty” is just something he said to me
Not a vulnerable confession of love
That ironically made him look tough
So when I go to sleep at night
I picture scenarios where I’m not me
Where I like to go out and my clothes fit just right
Where being alone is the most comforting
Scheme | XXAA BBCX CXDD EEXX FEFD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111 111110011 1110111011 011011001 11110100010 111101011110 11010010 011001010 1101110111110 0111111110 1111100 1111001100 111101110010 11111011101111 10100001011 101001111 11111111 11001001111 111111011111 11001101100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 826 |
Words | 166 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
About this poem
This poem is an autobiographical “about me” poem that hits on all the parts of me that I consider to be worth sharing and are the most telling of who I am.
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