Analysis of I Hope You Like Me As I Am
I hope you like the way I love, there's nothing more to tend.
If that's not enough for you please leave and let me wend.
I hope you like the way I dance, there's nothing more to prove.
If that's not enough for you please leave and let me move.
I hope you like the way I kiss, there's nothing more to show.
If that's not enough for you please leave and let me go.
I hope you like the way I sing, there's nothing more to grant.
If that's not enough for you please leave and let me chant.
I hope you like the way I write, there's nothing more to note.
If that's not enough for you please leave and let me gloat.
I hope you like the way I cook, there's nothing more to brew.
If that's not enough for you please leave and let me stew.
I hope you like the way I talk, there's nothing more to say.
If that's not enough for you please leave and let me stay.
I hope you like the way I fuss, there's nothing more to share.
If that's not enough for you please leave and let me care.
I hope you like the way I draw, there's nothing more to fetch.
If that's not enough for you please leave and let me sketch.
I hope you like the way I am, there's nothing more to give.
If that's not enough for you please leave and let me live.
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJK |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110111110111 1110111110111 11110111110111 1110111110111 11110111110111 1110111110111 11110111110111 1110111110111 11110111110111 1110111110111 11110111110111 1110111110111 11110111110111 1110111110111 11110111110111 1110111110111 11110111110111 1110111110111 11110111110111 1110111110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 1,195 |
| Words | 250 |
| Sentences | 20 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 46 |
| Words per line (avg) | 13 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 915 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 250 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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