Analysis of They stand with me



I'm sad they're sad.
I cry they cry.
I'm mad they're mad.
I'm down they help me up.
If they're down I help them up.
They'll always be there for me.
I'll always be there for them.
They will always stand with me
I will always stand with them.


Scheme ABACCDEDE
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 1111 1111 111111 1111111 111111 111111 111111 111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 232
Words 49
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 176
Words per stanza (avg) 49
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Submitted on October 09, 2010

Modified on March 08, 2023

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