Analysis of To Cope
when you see the flame arrise
walk around
if there's a sadness to your eyes
pay no attention
say your scream comes out a whisper
do not speak
suppose you fail to understand
question why
| Scheme | ABACDEFG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111011 101 11010111 11010 11111010 111 0111101 101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 178 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 150 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 10, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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