Analysis of Goodbyes
Some goodbyes are painless
Where there is no remorse
Some goodbyes are difficult
An end without recourse
Some goodbyes are short lived
Where soon there is hello
Some goodbyes are lasting
All clinging must forego
Some goodbyes are chosen
Where purpose is complete
Some goodbyes just happen
The downfall by accrete
Some goodbyes are needed
Where kindness has been shorn
Some goodbyes are deathblows
Sweet memories to mourn
Some goodbyes are saddest
Where lies a broken heart
One person's "forever"
Still "together apart"
| Scheme | ABCBDEFEGHGCIJAJKLML |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11110 111101 111100 110110 11111 111101 11110 110101 11110 110101 11110 0111 11110 110111 1111 110011 11110 110101 110010 101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 499 |
| Words | 83 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 431 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 83 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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