Analysis of Love on trial



My heart aches as I take the stand,
My lover's fate held in my trembling hand.
I swear to tell the truth, and nothing but,
As I testify about the love we've got.

With every question, I feel the weight,
Of a love that's both pure and complicated.
Did she steal my heart? No, I gave it away,
In a moment of weakness, on a bright summer's day.

I remember the way she smiled at me,
And the way my heart skipped a beat so free.
I knew in that moment, I was in trouble deep,
Her love like a drug, I couldn't help but keep.

But now I'm on the stand, and the truth must come out,
About the highs and lows, the whispers and shouts.
Did she break my heart? Yes, but I broke theirs too,
In a love so fierce, it's hard to tell who's who.

I put my lover in the witness box,
And testify to a love that rocks,
My heart on display for all to see,
In a love that's both beautiful and bittersweet.


Scheme AAXX XXBB CCDD XXEE FFCX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Quatrain  (20%)
Metre 11111101 11011011001 1111010101 1110010111 1100101101 1011110100 11111111101 0010110101101 1010011111 0011110111 110110110101 01101110111 111101001111 01010101001 11111111111 00111111111 1111000101 01010111 111011111 00111100010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 883
Words 203
Sentences 11
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 132
Words per stanza (avg) 36

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Bittersweet love

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Written on March 19, 2023

Submitted by Davidakin23 on April 22, 2023

Modified by Davidakin23 on April 22, 2023

1:03 min read
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Akinwale David Akinkunmi

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