Analysis of First Love

Christine Stratton 1933 (PA) – 2009



You were my first love and I had hoped you would be my last
I didn’t know what was happening for it happened so fast.
You introduced me to all things new, I gave my love that day
We had so much fun together, with you my heart would stay.
Our first kiss was something magical, it took me by surprise.
Our hearts really were connected, I could see it in your eyes.
I felt a deep connection, my soul belonged to you.
I hoped it would last forever, I hoped you would feel it too.
We had been so happy, for my heart had found a home
When you held me tightly, I would never be alone.
Then that fateful day had come, when You put it all to an end
I felt my heart breaking, I would never find a love like ours again.
You were my first of everything, I love you to this day
I tried to love and move on, but with you my heart did stay.


Scheme AABBCCDDEFGHBB
Poetic Form
Metre 10111011111111 11111100111011 10111111111111 11111010111111 1011110100111101 1011000101111011 1101010110111 111110101111111 1111101111101 1111101110101 111011111111111 111110111010111001 1011110111111 11110111111111
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 814
Words 172
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 45
Words per line (avg) 12
Letters per stanza (avg) 632
Words per stanza (avg) 172
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Submitted by strattca on January 12, 2021

Modified on April 11, 2023

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