Analysis of I can't write

Vicki J. Friend 1958 (Dallas)



I can't write, my head is not knowing.
I can't write, my tears are flowing.
I can't write, my madness is growing.
I can't write, positive you are knowing.
I can't write, the fire is growing.
I can't write, the end is knowing.
I can't write.


Scheme AAAAAAB
Poetic Form
Metre 111111110 11111110 111110110 1111001110 111010110 11101110 111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 236
Words 46
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
Lines Amount 7
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 175
Words per stanza (avg) 46
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Submitted by vicki_f on March 03, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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