Analysis of It Goes Without Saying
"It" goes without saying
is said just the same.
It is repetition
no one should reframe.
Why is "it" said again? How does "it" show?
What is "it?" When is "it?" Where do all "its" go?
What goes without saying
is the wily "it."
It is elusiveness
no one can outwit.
Why is "it" said again? How does "it" show?
What is "it?" When is "it?" Where do all "its" go?
Where "it" actually goes
is ethereal.
It is locality
no one really knows.
Why is "it" said again? How does "it" show?
What is "it?" When is "it?" Where do all "its" go?
Scheme | abxbCC adxdCC exxeCC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110110 11101 11010 1111 1111011111 11111111111 110110 10101 110100 1111 1111011111 11111111111 111001 10100 110100 11101 1111011111 11111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 509 |
Words | 111 |
Sentences | 21 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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