Analysis of If It Were You
What would you do if it were you frying in the pan?
Would you accrue the billet-doux
acting as if man?
What would you do if it were you dying on the vine?
Would you accrue the witch's brew
acting as if fine?
What would you do if it were you tying in the game?
Would you accrue the harsh snafu
acting as if lame?
What would you do if it were you lying on the floor?
Would you accrue the yuppie flu
acting as if sore?
What would you do if it were you vying in the plot?
Would you accrue the déjà vu
acting as if shot?
What would you do if it were you flying on the air?
Would you accrue the big tattoo
acting as if rare?
| Scheme | AXA BCB DCD ECE FCF GCG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111110110001 11010101 10111 1111110110101 11010101 10111 1111110110001 11010110 10111 1111110110101 11010101 10111 1111110110001 11010111 10111 1111110110101 11010101 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 603 |
| Words | 131 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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