Analysis of Regret
If we had felt the wonder. If we had seen the light.
If we had put the blunder. Our regret couldn't kite.
If we had paid the piper. If we had sailed the sea.
If we had shot the viper. Our regret wouldn't be.
If we had built the glory. If we had told the tale.
If we had lived the story. Our regret couldn't rail.
If we had won the medal. If we had hit the ball.
If we had met the pedal. Our regret wouldn't gall.
If we had kept the border. If we had set the rule.
If we had held the order. Our regret couldn't fool.
If we had used the money. If we had seized the day.
If we had tried the honey. Our regret wouldn't prey.
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 1111010111101 11110101001101 1111010111101 11110101001101 1111010111101 11110101001101 1111010111101 11110101001101 1111010111101 11110101001101 1111010111101 11110101001101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 609 |
Words | 132 |
Sentences | 25 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 11 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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