Analysis of When I Think You're One Thing
Just when I think you're open you quickly slam the door
And then return to silence under your old hard core
Just when I think you're lovely you make an ugly face
And then return to silence under your old disgrace
Just when I think you're pious you instigate sheer h***
And then return to silence under your old cartel
Just when I think you're friendly you show hostility
And then return to silence under your old decree
Just when I think you're muted you say a word or two
And then return to silence under your old curfew
Just when I think you're kindly you cause a heart to bleed
And then return to silence under your old misdeed
Just when I think you're faithful you suddenly betray
And then return to silence under your old cachet
Just when I think you're one thing you become something odd
And then return to silence under your old facade.
Scheme | AABBCDEEFFGGHHII |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110110101 0101110101111 1111110111101 0101110101101 111111011011 0101110101101 1111110110100 0101110101101 1111110110111 0101110101110 1111110110111 0101110101111 1111110110001 0101110101110 1111111101101 0101110101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 828 |
Words | 158 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 42 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 674 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 158 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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