Analysis of Don't Assume I Like You
Just because I'm civil and tend to treat you well
don't assume I like you or think of you as swell
Just because I'm earnest and tend to treat you fair
don't assume I like you or think of you as rare
Just because I'm decent and tend to treat you nice
don't assume I like you or think of you as spice
Just because I'm proper and tend to treat you right
don't assume I like you or think of you as bright
Just because I'm candid and tend to treat you true
don't assume I like you or think of you as coup
Just because I'm gentle and tend to treat you good
don't assume I like you or think of you as food
Just because I'm pleasant and tend to treat you fine
don't assume I like you or think of you as mine
| Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE XX FF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 101110011111 101111111111 101110011111 101111111111 101110011111 101111111111 101110011111 101111111111 101110011111 101111111111 101110011111 101111111111 101110011111 101111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 686 |
| Words | 147 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
| Words per line (avg) | 11 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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