Analysis of Daddy's Little Girl



Shes standing in the mirror
glimpsing up and down
she takes a deep breath
as her tears wet her gown
her father walks in, tears fill his eyes
he had promised himself that he wouldnt cry
he asks his daughter, "almost done?"
he thinks, trying to convince himself
"im not losing a daughter, im gaining a son"
she gives him a hug, he gives her a twirl
she tells him dont worry,
im still your little girl
the music starts playing
he walks her down the aisle
with perfect pace, steady and slow
she lets him go once they reach the alter
and says "I love you, daddy"
As she lets go of her father.


Scheme ABCBDEFGFHIHJKLAIA
Poetic Form
Metre 1100010 1101 11011 101101 010101111 1110011111 1111011 111010101 111001011001 1110111001 111110 111101 010110 110101 10111001 1111111010 0111110 11111010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 570
Words 116
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 457
Words per stanza (avg) 115
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Submitted on February 16, 2011

Modified on March 29, 2023

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