Analysis of The Tear
It broke my heart to see that tear
run silent down your cheek.
I struggled deep within myself
for just the right word to speak.
I wanted to say "I'm sorry,"
but hadn't really done anything wrong.
So, silent -- near, I stand
naught but a shoulder firm and strong.
Accept and tarry here, your ear to me incline
and hear my quiet song of love;
my tear to merge with thine.
| Scheme | XA XA XB XB CX C |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111111 110111 1101011 1101111 11011110 110101101 110111 11010101 010101111101 01110111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 359 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 47 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Submitted on January 22, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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