Analysis of Broken Window



It wasn't you; it wasn't me,
the football fell down from a tree.
It did not fly from someone's feet,
just playing football in the street.

It wasn't me; it wasn't you,
but next door's window is cracked in two,
but was it aliens from Mars,
that came and broke our neighbours glass?

It wasn't you; it wasn't me,
but Mister Jones is so angry.
We're both looking really glum.
He's going now to tell our mum.

It wasn't me; it wasn't you
When dad gets back, what will he do?
It wasn't me; it wasn't you,
The problem is. . .that it's not true!


Scheme Aabb Ccxx Aadd CcCc
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 11011101 0111101 1111111 1101001 11011101 111101101 11110011 11011011 11011101 11011110 1110101 110111101 11011101 11111111 11011101 01011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 520
Words 104
Sentences 11
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted on March 25, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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David F Kent

Writing poetry from an early age, as well as lyrics for songs and composing music, David Kent has always enjoyed the creative pursuits. He is currently in a rock band called "Velvet Razor" (VelvetRazor.com) whose music is available on Amazon, itunes and spotify more…

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