Analysis of If
If he was happy
I was ecstatic
If he laughed
I smiled
If he felt good
I felt great
If he wept
I cried
If he had pain
I ached
If he gasped for air
I lost my breath
If his hand reached for mine
I grasp for his
If he were to become blind
I would not be able to see
If he were to become deaf
I would not be able to hear
If he were to become mute
I would not be able to speak
He loved me with all his heart
I felt it in mine
His love inhabited my body
We became one soul
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOAPQRSTMAU |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110 11010 111 11 1111 111 111 11 1111 11 11111 1111 111111 1111 1101011 11111011 1101011 11111011 1101011 11111011 1111111 11101 110100110 10111 1 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 446 |
| Words | 111 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 26 |
| Lines Amount | 26 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 357 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 111 |
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Submitted on March 24, 2021
Modified on March 15, 2023
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