Analysis of The sweet lie
Live Ndlebe 2004 (East London)
I know not of happiness
That lights up the sky;
And brings laughter
The joyful hearts that spring
On the summer field
The never ending smiles
That seem to bring envy
That stretches for miles
For I know not of happiness
That lights up the sky
What I know is the sweet lie
That puts my soul at peace
From the never ending motions
That seem to strain
My heart that ignites the train
Which keeps me up at night
To ponder on the"What If's"
Of life and the sweet lie
That gives me comfort
"It's okay"
Scheme | aBxxx cxcaB bxxdd xabxx |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 1111100 11101 0110 010111 10101 010101 111110 11011 11111100 11101 1111011 111111 10101010 1111 1110101 111111 110111 110011 11110 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 506 |
Words | 110 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Written on August 26, 2021
Submitted by Livendlebe86 on May 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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