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 |
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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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