Analysis of A Song Is Not A Song



A ball is not a ball until it makes a bound.
A trust is not a trust until it's lost or found.

A push is not a push until it's been a shove.
A man is not a man until he's been in love.

A choice is not a choice until you take a stand.
A friend is not a friend until you need a hand.

A buzz is not a buzz until it has been aired.
A joy is not a joy until it has been shared.

A shape is not a shape until it takes a form.
A hearth is not a hearth until it's very warm.

A plan is not a plan until there is a scheme.
A goal is not a goal until there is a dream.

A bell is not a bell until it has been rung.
A song is not a song until it has been sung.


Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF GG
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 011101011101 011101011111 011101011101 011101011101 011101011101 011101011101 011101011111 011101011111 011101011101 011101011101 011101011101 011101011101 011101011111 011101011111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 632
Words 153
Sentences 14
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 11
Letters per stanza (avg) 68
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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