Analysis of "Fading Friends"
I wish I could say this with a grin
Not all friendships last forever
Though it hurts, that is the truth
Some depart gradually
Some go magically
Please, don’t leave me
No, don’t fade
My friend
Gone
| Scheme | ABCDDDEFG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet |
| Metre | 111111101 11101010 1111101 1011000 111000 1111 111 11 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 192 |
| Words | 37 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 155 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Written on May 19, 2021
Submitted by A_colson on June 03, 2021
Modified on April 25, 2023
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