Analysis of SECRET

Elizabeth Lacy 1964 (Denver)



THOUHGTS OF YOU CONSUME MY NIGHTS,
YES, IKNOW IT ISN'T RIGHT.
YOUR IN SO MANY OF MY DREAMS,
SHARING THE FORBIDDEN THINGS.
I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE THOUGHTS IN MY MIND,
EXCEPT TO SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOUR SO KIND.
MAYBE IT'S WHEN YOU WHISPER IN MY EAR,
OR IT'S THAT SOFT TOUCH WHEN YOUR NEAR.
I HOLD THESE WORDS YOU SHARE IN MY HEART,
AND NEVER WANT OUR FRIENDSHIP TO PART.
PLEASE KEEP THESE WORDS TO YOURSELF,
AND ALWAYS NOW YOU MAKE MY HEART MELT.


Scheme ABCDEEFGHHIJ
Poetic Form
Metre 1110111 111101 10110111 1001001 1110101011 0111101111 1011110011 11111111 111111011 0101101011 1111101 01111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 448
Words 96
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 346
Words per stanza (avg) 85
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Written on December 10, 2021

Submitted by Lacy072003 on December 13, 2021

Modified on April 18, 2023

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