Analysis of I Want the Butterflies Back
You were the Only One
Who made my mind clear
Now everything is singed
With the burning of tears
I want, again, the feeling
Of nervousness and love
I want the butterflies back
But they're too high above
Now their wings are burnt
Torn and left alone
Fires burning high
Time is spent to mourn
I don't want what I'm feeling;
Abondonment and pain.
If I can't be by your side,
What is there to be gained?
Now, another is One
Truest love is gone
Missing you, Lucifer*
To you, I'm still drawn
*Lucifer is the nickname for someone I know. Not referring to THE Lucifer. Just saying. lol
| Scheme | AXXXBCXCXXXXBXXXADXD X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 100101 11111 11011 101011 1101010 110001 110101 111101 11111 10101 10101 11111 1111110 101 1111111 111111 101011 10111 101100 11111 10010111111010101001101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 556 |
| Words | 109 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 225 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 55 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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