Analysis of I Wonder Why
Shaking, trembling.
My hands would hardly move...
Looking, searching,
Longing to hold my pen,
My hands just wouldn't reach it...
I looked down into myself, eyes barely opened
I couldn't see any reason...
So I tried to concentrate
Eyes dripping wet, wildly opened
I looked again, real deeper this time
As if maybe a lie would show
But the view was already too clear
No cause could be found...
I stood up hoping to attain that pen of mine
The one that's able to talk and tell
When unspoken words just wouldn't reveal themselves
And what a surprise!
My pen had already spoken
When my body, tired of standing,
Had already rested and fallen into profound sleep...
| Scheme | ABACDEFGEHIJKLMNOFAP |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (35%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 10100 111101 1010 101111 1111011 11101111010 11011010 111110 11011010 110111011 11100111 101101011 11111 111101011111 011101101 101011100101 01001 11101010 111010110 10101001001011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 639 |
| Words | 117 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 512 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 117 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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