Analysis of I want to be loved, today
I want to be loved, today
Be happy and gay, in a way
Feel the sun through these walls, and pray:
I want to be loved, today
I want to be loved, today
Share mind with the doves, and say
As the flowers sprout into this world:
I want to be loved, today
I want to be loved, today
From the people who pass by, no sigh
Be seen like a star in the sky.
I want to be loved, today
I want to be loved, today
Let the haters walk away
And the dangers avoid me.
Hey!, I'll say:
I want to be loved, today.
I want to be loved, today.
Be comforted in my own skin
Not worry about being thin
I want to be loved, today
I want to be loved today
Let nothing bad influence my state
Be joyful in my own fate
I want to be loved, today
| Scheme | AaaA AaxA AbbA AaxaA AccA AddA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111101 11001001 10111101 1111101 1111101 1110101 101010111 1111101 1111101 101011111 11101001 1111101 1111101 1010101 0010011 111 1111101 1111101 11000111 11001101 1111101 1111101 110110011 1100111 1111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 714 |
| Words | 165 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Written on February 07, 2023
Submitted by heathert.34240 on February 07, 2023
Modified on March 22, 2023
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