Analysis of A Bittersweet Ending



Even a bittersweet ending is not so bad,
Bitter, but it reminds me I have lived,
Sweet, for it shows that I have loved.


Scheme ABC
Poetic Form Tercet 
Metre 10010101111 1011011111 11111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 119
Words 26
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Written on August 08, 2023

Submitted by macauleycoggins on August 08, 2023

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Macauley Coggins

Macauley Coggins is a British poet from Scarborough, North Yorkshire. more…

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