Analysis of There to here
Michael Dobbs 1960 (Te Aroha)
It only took a year
We were there
But now we are here
From the constant heat
In the air
And in the food we eat
To a place cold
More noticeably so
Since getting old
From friends we made so dear
Sadly missed
But our family is here
Memories will fill the gaps
Old memories from there
And new ones from here
But whether there
Or whether here
I love you more every year
| Scheme | ABC DBD EXE AXC XBC BCA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110101 101 11111 10101 001 000111 1011 110001 1101 111111 101 11010011 1001101 110011 01111 1101 1101 11111001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 369 |
| Words | 80 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 48 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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