Analysis of Why
Oh, why should I wait
until the morning bright
until the evening light
until the darkest night
for you?
Oh, why should I wait
Why should I wait
For you?
Oh, why should I walk
without your company
without your love so free
without your thoughts of me
alone?
Oh, why should I walk
Why should I walk
Alone?
Oh, why should I dance
within this empty place
without your sweet embrace
when I can’t see your face
any more?
Oh, why should I dance
Why should I dance
Any more?
Oh, why should I dream
until the morning bright
until the evening light
until the darkest night
of you?
Oh, why should I dream
Why should I dream
Of you?
Scheme | ABBBC AaC DeeeF DdF GhhhI GgI JBBBC JjC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111 010101 010101 010101 11 11111 1111 11 11111 011100 011111 011111 01 11111 1111 01 11111 011101 011101 111111 101 11111 1111 101 11111 010101 010101 010101 11 11111 1111 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 591 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 3, 5, 3, 5, 3, 5, 3 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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