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 |
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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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