Analysis of You Know Me So Very Well
With you I have no camouflage
With you I have no guise
You know me so very well you cut me down to size
With you I have no dominance
With you I have no rule
You know me so very well you keep me acting cool
With you I have no treachery
With you I have no line
You know me so very well you let me merely shine
With you I have no subterfuge
With you I have no wile
You know me so very well you strip me of all guile
With you I have no arrogance
With you I have no pride
You know me so very well you lay me modest wide
With you I have no substitute
With you I have no choice
You know me so very well you give me direct voice
With you I have no counterfeit
With you I have no sham
You know me so very well you make me what I am
| Scheme | XAA BCC XDD XEE BFF XGG XHH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111110 111111 1111101111111 11111100 111111 1111101111101 11111100 111111 1111101111101 1111110 111111 1111101111111 11111100 111111 1111101111101 1111110 111111 1111101111011 1111110 111111 1111101111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 702 |
| Words | 164 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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