Analysis of No One Lives Here
No one lives here anymore:
no footsteps in the halls,
no greetings from an open door, no photos on the walls.
No one lives here anymore:
no smells of baking stew,
no tables set for just one more, no coffee left to brew.
No one lives here anymore:
no fragrance scents the room,
no fine bouquets grace the decor, no flowers are in bloom.
No one lives here anymore:
no laughter fills the house,
no bedtime stories to explore, no fireplace flames to douse.
No one lives here anymore:
no times to celebrate,
no fun surprises wait in store, no wants to satiate.
No one lives here anymore:
no neighbors to abet,
no loving family to adore, no animals to pet.
| Scheme | Abb Acc Add Aee Axc Aff |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101 11001 1101110111101 111101 111101 11011111110111 111101 110101 11011001110101 111101 110101 1110101110111 111101 11110 110101011111 111101 110101 110100101110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 633 |
| Words | 121 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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