Analysis of An Unsaid Thought

Jeffrey J La Point 1977 (Ohio)



An Unsaid Thought

When I say I love you, do you feel the same? When you say you love me, do you mean it?

When I say I need you, do you feel the same? When you say you need me, do you mean it?

When I say I want you, do you feel the same? When you say you want me, do you mean it?

When I say I can't live without you, do you feel the same? When you say you can't live without me, do you mean it?

I know that I don't love you, but I say that I do.

I know that I don't need you, but I say that I do.

I know that I don't want you, but I say that do.

I know I can live without you, but I say that I can't.


Scheme X A A A A B B B X
Poetic Form
Metre 1011 111111111011111111111 111111111011111111111 111111111011111111111 111111011111011111110111111 1111111111111 1111111111111 111111111111 11111011111111
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 607
Words 157
Sentences 12
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 48
Words per line (avg) 16
Letters per stanza (avg) 48
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Submitted by jeffreyjlapoint on September 06, 2023

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