Analysis of He Never Knew
My father never knew what I
Became since death had closed each eye.
He did not know of my six years
In Air Force clothes, would he have cheered?
He never knew that I became
A teacher who did not seek fame,
Nor did he know I met a girl
With whom a son would change my world!
I wish I could have seen my dad
See all adventures that I had
And that his grandson's middle name
Was Dad's name which I did proclaim!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010111 01111111 11111111 01111111 11011101 01011111 11111101 11011111 11111111 11010111 0111101 11111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 410 |
Words | 91 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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My father
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Written on January 11, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on January 11, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on January 11, 2024
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