Analysis of To Be Pretty Like Poetry
If only I was as beautiful as words.
I wish my lips were like rose petals,
My skin like marble.
If only I could make my body move
The way I make words paint.
I wish my shoulders were gentle
And my eyes like pools.
If only my voice could carry
The cadence of my thoughts.
I wish I didn't have a form to be desired.
I wish I could represent my mind with a touch.
If only I was like poetry.
| Scheme | ABCDECFGHIJG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011110011 111101110 11110 1101111101 011111 11110010 01111 11011110 010111 1111010111010 11110111101 110111100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 393 |
| Words | 91 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 296 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 82 |
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