Analysis of You Knew…
I have been missing
I know.
Not up for bowling, cards or a show.
See, I have been sick.
Tired right out.
Makes me depressed
And given to shout.
Thought it was time
I gave you a Reason
Why the no-show in
This precious Season.
Oh I knew there was something
The sickness, the pain.
Yeah I’ve had my own spells
Time and again…
The aching, the sneezing
The muscle cramps too.
A bout of bronchitis, some times
It was flu.
The measles, halitosis
Bad hearing or sight.
But hang in there Brother.
You’ll soon be alright.
I was. There does that feel better?
NOPE. BUT THANKS FOR THE EARFUL.
Scheme | ABBXCXCXDXD AXEXAFXFEGHG H X |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (32%) |
Metre | 11110 11 111101101 11111 1011 1101 01011 1111 111010 10110 11010 1111110 01001 111111 1001 010010 01011 01101011 111 0101 11011 110110 1111 11111110 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 593 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 11, 12, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
When you have gotten up the courage to tell a friend what is ailing you…and he thinks it’s time to brag on his own setbacks…like an inventory of hardiness.
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Written on March 31, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 31, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on March 31, 2023
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