Analysis of ON TREMBLING LEGS
On trembling legs I stand before,
Tears streaming down my face.
Confessing a love that should never be,
A love so deep and strong,
A love you never wanted.
I stand before you on trembling legs,
I release you,
A love that was never meant to be.
On trembling legs, tears streaming
I turn and walk away.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGCHI |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) Tetractys (30%) |
| Metre | 110011101 110111 0100111101 011101 0111010 1101111001 1011 011110111 11001110 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 300 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 234 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 57 |
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Written on December 10, 2021
Submitted by Sara-Louise on December 14, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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