Analysis of drift n stay
Anny McNeilus 1982 (Minnesota)
Remember the transformation witnessed outside my window...?
Remember never wanting to let go..?
Remember birds chirping and orange lillies, so bright?
Everything seemed to fall just right...
Time passed, trials were overcome-
Hearts, once so guarded, began so open up some...
Remember the river, each time that we went?
So joyful were the times that we spent...
Having faith that so many more times were to come...
Now heavy and aching, I wish to be numb.
Not regretting the times you have shared with me..
Only wishing you trust what can be..
| Scheme | AA BB CC DD CC EE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 01000101011110 0101010111 010110010111 1011111 1110010 111100111011 01001011111 110001111 101111011011 11001011111 10100111111 101011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 532 |
| Words | 92 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on February 23, 2016
Modified on May 02, 2023
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