Analysis of If only you knew
If only you knew my heart content
The depths of how I feel,
How lost…a wonderer I have become.
If only you knew the sadness and despair,
How far outstretched my heart,
Beckoning…hopes of reaching you.
If only you knew of the day we part,
And the changes without you,
Time now standing still.
If only you knew of the silent love,
Of the dawn of a new day,
Of the patience of time where we can be again
If only you knew of the day lost,
Of the love missed, of missing you,
If only you knew..
| Scheme | XXX XAB ABX XXX XB B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110111110 011111 11011101 11011010001 110111 10011101 1101110111 0010011 11101 1101110101 1011011 101011111101 110111011 10111101 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 498 |
| Words | 115 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 63 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
My great grandmother passed. I never told her I loved her. Then she passed having dementia never remembered who I was. I dedicate this to her and to all who are silent in love.
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Written on January 01, 2000
Submitted by Donford3652 on March 10, 2023
Modified on April 23, 2023
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