Analysis of This is love
philip lacey 1956 (United Kingdom)
This is love straight from the heart
This is love right from the start
This is love, love at first sight
This is love and the feeling is right
Every minute, every day, every second, every way
I think of my love
Every place and every street, every face I chance to meet
I think of my love
This is love straight from the heart
This is love right from the start
This is love, love at first sight
This is love and the feeling is right
Every sentence, every word, and every moment we have shared
I thank you, my love
Every feeling, every kiss, and every touch I can’t resist
I want you, my love
This is love straight from the heart
This is love right from the start
This is love, love at first sight
This is love and the feeling is right
Every woman, every man, every nation, every land
Anytime, anywhere, this is love so you better beware
This is love straight from the heart
This is love right from the start
This is love, love at first sight
This is love and the feeling is right
| Scheme | AABB xCxC AABB xcxc AABB xx AABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111101 1111101 1111111 111001011 100101001100101001 11111 10010100110011111 11111 1111101 1111101 1111111 111001011 100101001010010111 11111 100101001010011101 11111 1111101 1111101 1111111 111001011 100101001100101001 1010111111001 1111101 1111101 1111111 111001011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 956 |
| Words | 192 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 26 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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