Analysis of Come To Stay



Many people go away
and leave an empty space
Other people come to stay
and fill your life with grace

Many people go away
and leave an empty shell
Other people come to stay
and cast your dazzling spell

Many people go away
and leave an empty slate
Other people come to stay
and make your being great

Many people go away
and leave an empty mark
Other people come to stay
and let your joy have spark

Many people go away
and leave an empty mass
Other people come to stay
and give your purpose class

Many people go away
and leave an empty post
Other people come to stay
and lift your heart the most


Scheme AbAb AcAc AdAd AeAe AfAf AgAg
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1010101 011101 1010111 011111 1010101 011101 1010111 0111001 1010101 011101 1010111 011101 1010101 011101 1010111 011111 1010101 011101 1010111 011101 1010101 011101 1010111 011101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 569
Words 117
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 79
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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