Analysis of A time to hug
My blonde little boy sits content on my lap,
Taking it easy, enjoying his snack.
I sit there impatiently, I have things to do.
Dinner is not started, the house is a zoo.
Finally you’re done, I can get started now.
“We’ll cuddle later” I promise, I vow.
You look at me, smile, “hug”? You say.
I roll my eyes, must be the 100th time today.
You put your arms around me,
Your head on my shoulder.
I feel some sadness,
This will quit when you’re older.
You pull away and flash that smile,
“Dinner can wait “I say. “Let’s cuddle a while”
“Can I have a hug”? I hear myself say.
You laugh and grab me, I’d have it no other way
Scheme | ABCCDDEEFGHGIIEE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101110111 1011001011 111010011111 10111001101 10011111101 1101011011 11111111 111111011101 1111011 111110 11110 1111110 11010111 10111111001 111011111 110111111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 634 |
Words | 123 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 455 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 123 |
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