Analysis of Harlot Of Love
He asked her why she acted so,
her answer was “Why not”
He asked her why her mood was vile,
she said “That’s all I've got”
He asked her then about their love,
gone missing and in doubt
She answered back while looking down,
a whisper not a shout…
“I loved you once, I loved you twice,
but then my heart went still
“I saw you change, your passion feigned,
your warmth a distant chill
“I gave you everything I had,
you strayed and looked for more
“Now emptiness has wed my heart,
—and loneliness your whore
(Bryn Mawr College: February, 2020)
| Scheme | XA XA XB XB XC XC XD XD X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011101 010111 11010111 111111 11010111 110001 11011101 010101 11111111 111111 11111101 110101 1111011 110111 11001111 010011 11010100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 545 |
| Words | 102 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 46 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on February 17, 2020
Modified by KurtPhilipBehm on February 17, 2020
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