Analysis of A Chance Encounter
Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)
The call I made to you last night
Was made by accident
Because I got the number wrong
Without the slightest hint
A girl that I had never met
Would soon pick up her phone
And say hello in such a way,
I would not feel alone.
Your angel voice was cheerful and
You clearly did not mind
Our chance encounter on this night;
A friend I rarely find.
I usually don't have much to say
But when I heard your voice,
The words came out and flowed to you.
And all of them by choice.
We talked and talked until you said
The time had come for you
To try to get some sleep that night.
Which I should try to do.
We traded numbers and goodbyes.
I so looked forward to sunrise!
Scheme | AXXX XBCB XDAD CEFE XFAF GG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01111111 111100 01110101 010101 01111101 111101 01010101 111101 11011100 110111 101010111 011101 1100011111 111111 01110111 011111 11010111 011111 11111111 111111 1101001 1111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 664 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Written on September 30, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 30, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on September 30, 2023
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