Analysis of Heights II



He means to say, “I love you,”
But leaves it at “Goodnight,”
Because to love involves falling,
And she’s afraid of heights.


Scheme ABCD
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111 11111 01110110 010111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 133
Words 25
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Written on 2018

Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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