Analysis of No One Lives Here Anymore



No One Lives Here Anymore
(Rifacimento)

No neighbors to abet.
No loving family to adore.
No animals to pet. 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 smells of baking stew.
No tables set for just one more.
No coffee left to brew. 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 fragrance scents the room.
No fine bouquets grace the décor
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.

(Meter: 6, 8, 6, 7)

©  Wallace Dean LaBenne


Scheme AB BAA BAA BAA XAA XAA XAA X X
Poetic Form
Metre 111101 1 110101 110100101 110011111101 11110 11010101 1111111101 111101 11011111 110111111101 11001 11011101 11101111101 110101 11011011 110101111101 110101 1110101 110111111101 10 1011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 715
Words 136
Sentences 24
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1, 1
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 63
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Submitted on October 07, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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