Analysis of I Cannot Say Enough

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



I cannot say enough about
The beauty I have seen
When I see you, there is no doubt
Of love that's so serene!

I cannot say enough when I
Can hear your lovely voice.
My feelings show I can't deny
You are my only choice!


Scheme ABAB CDCD
Poetic Form Traditional rhyme
Quatrain 
Metre 11010101 010111 11111111 111101 11010111 111101 11011101 111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 218
Words 48
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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Written on February 09, 2024

Submitted by stevec.24118 on February 09, 2024

Modified by stevec.24118 on February 09, 2024

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