Analysis of Letter to Emily
I like the way you look at me,
and I know what you are feeling.
I want to spend my life with thee
'cos the sight of you gives me healing.
I wonder if you know how my heart beats,
whenever you are close.
How you sweep me off my feet,
like though I've missed my dose.
I had to leave my darling home,
so that with you I can roam.
For nowhere else can I abide,
except with you to ride.
If I don't have you to myself,
I might just take my life,
for without you I lose my breathe,
like I've been stabbed with a knife.
I need right now to see your folks,
so that I can make my wish known;
how I want you to be my own,
and for love break this yoke.
Scheme | ABAB XCXC DDEE XFXF XGGX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Etheree (35%) |
Metre | 11011111 01111110 11111111 101111110 1101111111 010111 1111111 111111 11111101 1111111 1111101 011111 1111111 111111 10111111 1111101 11111111 11111111 11111111 011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 659 |
Words | 166 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Written on November 18, 2022
Submitted by iamfemiwhite on November 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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