Analysis of A gift at valentine
I try to give away
What no one can take away
I cannot empty the river n*gg*r
The aquatic love breed from Futa-Djalon
I cannot give the island of Bakassi
The flowers are dead and love has flown
Only gray leaves wander with the winds
I can only give a very small purse
With love and duty inside
The glowing happiness and beauty
Take little locket this
The dept and dream of my desire
Put into your pocket
At the tip-top
Close to the heart
And never look inside
When boys and girls are there.
| Scheme | AABCDCDDEFDGHIJEK |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101 1111101 11010010111 001011111 110101011 010110111 101110101 1110101011 1101001 010100010 110101 010111010 101110 1011 1101 010101 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 473 |
| Words | 95 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 17 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 390 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 95 |
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Submitted on October 15, 2013
Modified on April 17, 2023
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