Analysis of Sometimes
Nathaniel Hackey 1983 (Madrid)
Sometimes I remember
Others I want to forget
But it's that struggle
That helps it live on
It happens more than I'd like to admit
Sometimes I daydream
Though I seem lost
I'm happy where I am
For it's what happened
That made me into this man
Sometimes they all walk away
Never look back
Or just visit to revisit
But I know what I am
No matter how close
Or distant
Sometimes I'm the better man
Sometimes is better than never
| Scheme | AXXXB XXCXD XXBCXXD A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011010 1011101 11110 11111 1101111101 0111 1111 110111 11110 1110111 0111101 1011 11101010 111111 11011 110 0110101 01110110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 442 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 7, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
You'll have to look within to get the answers you never hear from anyone else
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Written on February 20, 2023
Submitted by Nathaniel40 on February 21, 2023
Modified on April 20, 2023
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