Analysis of John
Nina R. Schapiro 1954 (TEXAS)
When there was sorrow
you were just there
You said tomorrow
and it was here
You never let me stay
trapped in a yesterday
you were just here
I have no word to use
to say goodbye to you
I watched you pay your dues
and never thought it thru
and now I know you're gone
now something's very wrong
you were just there
| Scheme | aBacddc xexexxB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110 1011 1101 0111 110111 10010 1011 111111 11111 111111 010111 011111 110101 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 298 |
| Words | 64 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 7 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on April 27, 2021
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