Analysis of Never



Never say I love you,

If you don't really care.

Never talk about feelings,

If they aren't really there.

Never hold my hand,

If you're gonna break my heart.

Never say you're going to,

If you don't plan to start.

Never look into my eyes,

If all you do is lie.

Never say hello,

If you really mean goodbye.

If you really mean forever,

Then say you will try.

Never say forever,

Because forever makes me cry.


Scheme A B X B X C A C X D X D E D E D
Poetic Form
Metre 101111 111101 1010110 1110101 10111 1110111 1011101 111111 1010111 111111 10101 111011 11101010 11111 101010 01010111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 387
Words 77
Sentences 8
Stanzas 16
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 19
Words per stanza (avg) 5
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Submitted on June 22, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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