Analysis of When Love Is Real
When love is real, nothing can erase it.
When love is real,
nothing can deface it.
When love is real, nothing can erode it.
When love is real,
nothing can corrode it.
When love is real, nothing can defeat it.
When love is real,
nothing can deplete it.
When love is real, nothing can enlarge it.
When love is real,
nothing can discharge it.
When love is real, nothing can improve it.
When love is real,
nothing can reprove it.
When love is real, nothing can erect it.
When love is real,
nothing can dissect it.
| Scheme | aBaaBaaBaaBaaBaaBa |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111101011 1111 101011 1111101011 1111 101011 1111101011 1111 101011 1111101011 1111 101011 1111101011 1111 10111 1111101011 1111 101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 492 |
| Words | 96 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 390 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 96 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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