Analysis of Love



Love, sweet love, the source of joy and pain,
A force that moves the heart and bends the brain.
It can lift us up to soaring heights,
Or bring us low with cruel delights.

In love we find a sense of purpose true,
A bond that binds our hearts and souls anew.
But love, like all things, can fade and die,
Leaving naught but ashes, tears, and sighs.

So let us cherish love while it is here,
Embrace it with our hearts, our minds, our tear.
For love, though fleeting, is a precious thing,
A fleeting fire that warms the heart and soul,
And gives our lives a sense of worth and whole.


Scheme AABB CCXX XXXDD
Poetic Form
Metre 111011101 0111010101 111111101 111111001 0111011101 01111010101 111111101 101110101 1111011111 0111101101101 1111010101 01010110101 01101011101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 586
Words 129
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 148
Words per stanza (avg) 38

About this poem

This poem is about Love and how we should cherish every moment of life.

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Written on December 19, 2022

Submitted by watkins3963 on December 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Detrise Watkins

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