Analysis of In Time They Say
Brokenhearted under the moonlight,
I shed my tears in silence,
And ask my folks for advice,
Just give it time they say,
It'll all pass away,
Been in this for years,
Waiting for it all to fade away,
How can you tell the moment it changes.
I then go towards the rivers,
And stare at my stricken face,
Took me a miracle to recognize myself,
Is this the me I knew before I ask myself?
Is this the me you fell head over heels in love?
Definitely I was far from perfect,
But also was I far from broken,
Of what use were you to me if I look this way,
Were you indeed my light or darkness?
My glow or dusk?
My shine or gloom?
Meant to be I repeat,
More like death to me,
If my life was that fickle to you,
Then certainly "OURS" wasn't destined to be,
Was I indeed so blinded by fairytales to believe in fate,
Was I so foolish to think you fell the moment I fell also,
I guess stupidity was embedded deep in my DNA,
Got myself too engrossed with classical romance books,
And spent much of my time with numerous fairytales,
Believed too much in having my own prince charming,
And so much in Knights In Shining Armors,
But after being slapped so hard in the face by reality,
I could finally see clearly,
Maybe or maybe not kinghts in Shining Armors existed,
Maybe princes appear and save the lonely maiden,
Maybe also love is a cheap commodity for some,
Just not me I guess.
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Metre | 11001 1111010 0111101 111111 101101 10111 101111101 1111010110 11101010 0111101 1101001101 11011101111 110111110101 1000111101 110111110 111011111111 010111110 1111 1111 111101 11111 111111011 110010101011 110111011010101 1111011110101110 110100101010111 111011100011 011111110010 011101011110 011010101 11010111001110 11100110 10110110101010 1010010101010 10101101010011 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,368 |
Words | 302 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 11, 17 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 353 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 88 |
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Written on June 22, 2022
Submitted by ajibadeoluwabunmi2019 on August 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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