Analysis of My Cat
When all is said and all is done
I always turn to that furry one
Who's been with me through all the years
Of lonely nights and unshod tears.
He's getting old and feeble now
I should say good-bye, but I don't know how
To look into his trusting eyes...
I just don't think I know how.
Sometimes I see the kitten inside
Chasing shadows; without any pride
He's always provided a meal for me
A mouse in exchange for his monthly food fee
Last night I shooed him off my lap
I was busy with life, and needed a nap
I'll never forget that look in his eyes
A mixture of love with a bit of surprise
Please don't ever shoo away
The love that's given, day after day
When your arms are empty...what's left in your lap
Is a heart full of sorrow and more need for a nap.
Now I lay him down to sleep
But that look in his eyes, I'll always keep
To remind me to never, shoo away
A love that is given, day after day.
Scheme | AAXX BBCB DDEE FFCC GGFF HHGG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
Metre | 11110111 11111101 11111101 1101011 11010101 1111111111 11011101 1111111 011101001 10101101 110100111 01001111011 11111111 11101101001 1100111011 01011101101 1110101 011101101 111111011 1011110011101 1111111 111011111 1011110101 0111101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 899 |
Words | 192 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 114 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
This is just something I'm going through right now, and thought I'd write a poem about it.
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