Analysis of Listen
Listen to my heart,
it loves you.
Listen to my song,
it sings for you,
Listen to my words,
they're meant for you,
Listen to my cry,
it cries for you.
Listen,
I love you.
| Scheme | XA XA XA XA XA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (70%) Etheree (50%) |
| Metre | 10111 111 10111 1111 10111 1111 10111 1111 10 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 183 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 25 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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From my book: Spare Moments Of Time Are Now Precious Moments Of Essence — “poems that capture vivid moments of powerful emotion”
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