Analysis of Wasn't Me
I leap to keep from falling asleep.
I jump to keep from being a lump.
I hop to keep from wanting to stop.
I vault to keep from it being my fault.
I sleep to keep from wanting to leap.
I lump to keep from wanting to jump.
I stop to keep from wanting to hop.
I am at fault because I broke the vault.
I care because I was there.
I shame because I am to blame.
I deny the claim because of my fame.
I cry to keep from having dry eye.
I was there because I care.
I am to blame because of my shame.
I have my fame despite the claim.
My eye aint dry, I deserve to cry.
| Scheme | ABCD ABCD EFFG EFFG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111001 111111001 111111011 1111111011 111111011 111111011 111111011 1111011101 1101111 11011111 1010101111 111111011 1110111 111101111 11110101 111110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 545 |
| Words | 123 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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