Analysis of People say, I say
People say nothing changes with the blink of an eye,
I say; you have to try in order to reach the sky.
People say nothing comes easily in hand,
I say; you have to know when to cross the sand.
People may talk to you about time being wasted,
I say; as long as you enjoy it's completed.
People may talk to you about love being overrated,
I say; you'd never know for sure without being related.
People may tell you to leave your own box,
I say; it's your own decision when to pass the rocks.
People may tell you to change the way you live,
I say; listen to your heart and ask them to forgive.
People say that I can't change the day today.
I say; you have to believe of the yesterday.
People say life is a gift,
I say; thank you for giving me a lift.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX FFGG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 1011010101111 1111110101101 10110110001 11111111101 1011110111010 111111011010 10111101110010 111101110110010 1011111111 1111101011101 10111110111 1110111011101 10111110101 11111011010 1011101 1111110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 730 |
Words | 151 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 142 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on August 21, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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