Analysis of Papa
Papa, Papa, gone
away, God called
Him home,
Called him home
To stay,
Lord take care of
Papa, I pray, one day I
Want to see Him again,
Hope to, at least, oh Lord,
I miss him much please help
Me through this life,
I pray.
| Scheme | XXAAB XXX XXXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10101 0111 11 111 11 1111 1011111 111101 111111 111111 1111 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 219 |
| Words | 46 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 54 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
The name for my dad. I don't know why I call him that.
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Written on July 17, 2021
Submitted by ronm.95906 on July 17, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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