Analysis of Imagine
Imagine rain that never soaks
The sun that never warms the skin
Imagine pain that never wounds
And life without a hint of sin
Pretend that day won't shatter night
That tears won't ever dry to smiles
Pretend you never feel despair
And trust - unable to beguile
Assume that all laughter is for you
And beauty won't pass you by
Assume each day a precious gift
And that you will learn how to fly
Believe that you can rope the moon
And touch the bottom of the sea
Believe that wings are meant for flight
And soaring limitless you'll be
| Scheme | XAXA BXXX XCXC XDBD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 01011101 01110101 01011101 01010111 01111101 11110111 01110101 01010101 011110111 0101111 01110101 01111111 01111101 01010101 01111111 01010011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 515 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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