Analysis of Only Time Can Tell
Paula Jefferson 1984
When I first met you
I didn’t think it would be like this,
It’s good to know we’ve been down since. Now we’re grown and maturer than back than. If you gave me that chance I can show you how I can.
Be loyal and respectable and do good by I want you for me. But only time can tell.
| Scheme | ABCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 11111111 11111111101011111111111111111 11000100011111111110111 |
| Characters | 289 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 53 |
| Words per line (avg) | 15 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 210 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 60 |
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Very Sentimental
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