Analysis of Goodbye, Hello
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
What a beautiful day!
That’s what I’ll say.
The birds are singing;
The ground is white.
And I’ll still be with You tonight!
Though this whole world may pass away;
Tonight, I’m coming home to stay!
| Scheme | AA XBB AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101001 1111 01110 0111 01111101 11111101 01110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 206 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 50 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Written on July 31, 2009
Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 10, 2022
Modified on March 28, 2023
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