Analysis of As You Carry On
Who will get a part of you as you carry on?
Who will keep the heart of you
when you are gone?
Who will live forevermore as you carry on?
Who will write the caring lore
when you are gone?
Who will ease a crazy day as you carry on?
Who will wipe the tears away
when you are gone?
Who will find a root of joy as you carry on?
Who will use a cheerful ploy
when you are gone?
Who will seal a dark abyss as you carry on?
Who will be the one you miss
when you are gone?
Who will croon a silly tune as you carry on?
Who will cause a sappy swoon
when you are gone?
Who will raise a spirit high as you carry on?
Who will teach others to fly
when you are gone?
| Scheme | axB axB axB axB axB axB axB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111011111101 1110111 1111 111111101 1110101 1111 111010111101 1110101 1111 111011111101 1110101 1111 111010111101 1110111 1111 111010111101 111011 1111 111010111101 1111011 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 629 |
| Words | 142 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 71 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 11, 2023
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