Analysis of If Not For You
Theresa Streshenkoff 1983 (Pittsburgh PA)
If not for you I would not know
What true love really meant
I’d never feel this inner peace I could not be content
If not for you id never find
The pleasures of romance
Id miss the bliss, the craziness
Of loves sweet silly dance
I have to feel your tender touch
I have to hear your voice
No other one could take your place
Your it, I have no choice
If not for you I’d be adrift
I don’t know what I’d do
I’d be searching for my other half
Incomplete if not for you
| Scheme | XAA XBXB XCXC XDXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111111 111101 11011101111110 11111101 010101 11010100 111101 11111101 111111 11011111 111111 11111101 111111 111011101 0011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 480 |
| Words | 104 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
It’s about finding your other half your soulmate
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Written on June 25, 2022
Submitted by Streshenkofftheresa on July 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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