Analysis of When You Say "I Love You"
When you say "I Love You" what does it really mean?
Is it deeply heartfelt or mindless routine?
When you say "I Love You" what does it stipulate?
Is it sturdy promise or mere carnal bait?
When you say "I Love You" what does it represent?
Is it empty babble or informed consent?
When you say "I Love You" what does it symbolize?
Is it happy union or mock compromise?
When you say "I Love You" what does it register?
Is it wobbly fledgling or chiefly mature?
When you say "I Love You" what does it manifest?
Is it rightly complete or return request?
When you say "I Love You" what does it signify?
Is it precisely true or bad-mannered lie?
When you say "I Love You" what does it really mean?
Is it deeply heartfelt or mindless routine?
| Scheme | AA bb cc dd xx ee ff AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111111101 1110111001 11111111110 11101011101 11111111101 11101010101 11111111110 1110101110 111111111100 111001011001 11111111110 11100110101 11111111110 11010111101 111111111101 1110111001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 718 |
| Words | 139 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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