Analysis of When It's Over
Even when it's over some stay in the stands
They just can't believe that "joy" was in their hands
Even when it's over some stay in the bonds
They just can't believe that "fire" was in their ponds
Even when it's over some stay in the soups
They just can't believe that "ruse" was in their dupes
Even when it's over some stay in the games
They just can't believe that "loss" was in their claims
Even when it's over some stay in the beds
They just can't believe that "sick" was in their heads
Even when it's over some stay in the homes
They just can't believe that "lice" was in their combs
Even when it's over some stay in the pains
They just can't believe that "luck" was in their gains
Even when it's over some stay in the faiths
They just can't believe that "life" was in their wraiths
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111011001 11101111011 10111011001 111011101011 10111011001 11101111011 10111011001 11101111011 10111011001 11101111011 10111011001 11101111011 10111011001 11101111011 10111011001 11101111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 771 |
Words | 152 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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