Analysis of You Always Seem Attentive
You always seem attentive and listen to my care
even when your own concern is cause for a despair
You always seem forgiving and merciful to all
even when your own concern is cause for legal call
You always seem generous and kindly toward the poor
even when your own concern is cause for needing more
You always seem sensitive and cautious about hurts
even when your own concern is cause for just deserts
You always seem unselfish and help most everyone
even when your own concern is cause for to be undone
You always seem lovable and tender around folks
even when your own concern is cause for butt of jokes
You always seem dutiful and faithful to a school
even when your own concern is cause for "bend the rule"
Scheme | AA BB XX CC DD EE FF |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 111010010111 1011101111001 111010010011 1011101111101 1111000100101 1011101111101 111100010011 1011101111110 111101110 10111011111101 111100010011 1011101111111 111100010101 1011101111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 699 |
Words | 132 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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