Analysis of Who are we fooling?

Evans E Bradley 1949 (Washington, DC)



Who are we fooling, this isn’t a game,
You know I like you, and not just your name,
I can’t speak for you, nor know how you feel,
But I can speak for me, and I like your appeal,
The question is just how far we dare go,
The problem is if you don’t tell me, I really don’t know,
Your fine slender body gives not a sign, nor can I read your mind,
My heart says take a risk and see, that you may be good for me,
But what if I am not good for you, oh whoa as me, what will I do,
You see the mess I have gotten us in, fooling ourselves and no one wins.
But in case I am wrong we should not close the door,
Let us leave it open and try some more. (Hee, Hee)


Scheme AABBCCDEFGHE
Poetic Form
Metre 111101101 1111101111 1111111111 111111011101 0101111111 01011111111011 1110101101111111 111101011111111 11111111111111111 1101111010100010111 101111111101 111110011111
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 647
Words 144
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 40
Words per line (avg) 12
Letters per stanza (avg) 478
Words per stanza (avg) 144
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