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
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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Submitted by Staceann on July 02, 2021

Modified by Staceann on July 03, 2021

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