Analysis of Too Many Memories



A few,
As time passes.
Perhaps,
Can be easily forgotten.
This is not unusual.
When one grows older.
Although...
Picked from the many,
Memories to experience them.
The ones important,
Stay to reminisce not to forget.
Until someone else,
Comes along.
To remind another...
'How can you not remember to forget,
We were once together married.
In love.
And promised forever to remain like this.'

'Married?
How did that happen?
I mean...
Why did that happen?
And when?
Were we both there at the same time?
Together?
And...
How long ago had that been?
Forgive me but...
Do you mind telling me your name, again?
There are too many memories to keep,
Remembered.
Especially the important ones.
Don't you agree?
But I will admit this...
You do look familiar to me.'


Scheme XXXAXBXCXXDXXBDEXF EAXAGXBXXXGXXXCFC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (51%)
Metre 01 1110 01 11100010 111010 11110 1 11010 100101001 01010 11011101 0111 101 101010 1111010101 10101010 01 01001010111 10 11110 11 11110 01 01111011 010 0 1101111 0111 1111011101 1111010011 010 01000101 1101 111011 11101011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 777
Words 174
Sentences 31
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 18, 17
Lines Amount 35
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 285
Words per stanza (avg) 66
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Written on October 13, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on October 13, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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