Analysis of The Simple Truth
Your love is the richest mousse
Melting in my mouth,
But, darling, if I leave you,
I'll know the simple truth:
That I will live to shine
Over sweeter faces, when I'm fine
And alive at ninety-nine!
Your love is fresh, hot cherry pie-
Lighting up my young eyes,
But if I leave you with a silent sigh (or maybe two):
I know that I will die neither alone nor soon.
For chocolate mousse nor cherry pie will ever lie
In the belly of a wise old woman that's alive at ninety-nine,
But lumpy old oatmeal love I know will do just fine!
| Scheme | XXAXBBB CXAX CBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110101 10011 1101111 110101 111111 101010111 0011101 11111101 101111 11111101011101 111111100111 110111011101 00101011101011101 110111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 512 |
| Words | 103 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 4, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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