Analysis of Saying Goodbye
Cynthia Colburn 1957 (vermont)
I see the days of long ago
I see memories of yesterday
I feel the loss of love
I feel the loss of touch
I watch by that stone
I watch by the trees
I see your tears
I feel your pain
I watch you as I fade away
| Scheme | XA XX XX XXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011101 11100110 110111 110111 11111 11101 1111 1111 11111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 202 |
| Words | 49 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 40 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
About this poem
losing a loved one
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Written on August 01, 2021
Submitted by cycolbur on August 01, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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