Analysis of Stay Forever Young
I'd like to make the people laugh
and know a heartfelt joy
I'd like to shape the circle graph
and cause sections to cloy
I'd like to skip the constant grind
and let all conflicts cease
I'd like to still my rambling mind
and gain a simple peace
I'd like to have a fighting chance
and beat the hunger war
I'd like to earn a game of chance
and win a whole lot more
I'd like to count a thousand sheep
and shear each to the flesh
I'd like to get a good night's sleep
and wake up feeling fresh
I'd like to throw a cheerful bash
and play a trumpet horn
I'd like to run the five yard dash
and see past records torn
I'd like to croon the legend song
and find a higher rung
I'd like to live robust and strong
and stay forever young
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL |
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Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
Metre | 11110101 01011 11110101 011011 11110101 011011 11111101 010101 11110101 010101 11110111 010111 11110101 011101 11110111 011101 11110101 010101 11110111 011011 11110101 010101 11110101 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 698 |
Words | 148 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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