Analysis of Cathy
In this world of discord and disorder;
Full of rotten souls and queer misdemeanor;
I'm walking through the mid road of aging,
You are the kind that gives me a buoyant feeling.
Old I maybe, I know you are young;
But it's your name that's always on my tongue;
The tingle I feel when you smile, touch my hair,
Is it what they call love, or an unreal affair?
I try, but can't hold back my feelings for you;
Won't you tell me how you feel? Give me a clue;
Been through so much, had lost my feelings almost;
A walking shadow, heart cold as frost.
Is my love for you a dream? But you look real;
What're these paralyzing emotions for you I feel?
You're one I can't ignore,
Can't hold back my feelings for you, no, not anymore.
Your heart is still young, world's new for you
Mine's gotten decrepit, I'm drowning in ocean blue;
O Cathy, won't you tell me? What do I do?
For I just can't get over my feelings for you.
With you I wanna spend my life, it's so true;
Even if this love be a dream, my heart is now with you;
I pledge my true devotion to you, till death do us part,
If I can't have you, will you give me back my heart?
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX FFGG EEEE EEHH |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 0111100010 1110101010 1101011110 110111101010 111011111 111111111 01011111111 111111110101 11111111011 11111111101 1111111101 01011111 11111011111 1011000101111 111101 111110111101 111111111 1100101100101 11011111111 111111011011 11110111111 10111101111111 11110101111111 111111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,095 |
Words | 224 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 140 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on August 21, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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