Analysis of You said



You told me to seek.
You told me I will find.
You gave me peace.
You gave your love freely.
You said set your eyes on me.
You are my shelter.
You are my armor.
You did not stop fighting.
You said I am not forgotten.
Thank you for the rescue.


Scheme ABCDDEEFGH
Poetic Form Etheree  (40%)
Tetractys  (30%)
Metre 11111 111111 1111 111110 1111111 11110 11110 111110 11111010 111010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 260
Words 63
Sentences 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 181
Words per stanza (avg) 51
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Written on April 28, 2022

Submitted by WENDYMAY on April 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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