Analysis of Else
Muti 1975 (Johannesburg)
Else there’s reason for my sorrow,
else the sun won’t shine today,
else the seasons will not follow
so to sow a sweeter way.
Else for treason, or tomorrow
else what have I else to say?
Suffice my soul is simply hollow
since my heart has run away.
| Scheme | ABABABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sicilian octave (25%) |
| Metre | 11101110 1011101 10101110 1110101 1110101 1111111 011111010 1111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 245 |
| Words | 48 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 191 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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