Analysis of How do I resist thee?
It all started as a form of wild entertainment,
But you became a habit — that's not an understatement
Within a fraction of a second, you've made me feel
That my world could change for the better and seal this fun deal
Oh I never thought you would be so cruel
It just hit me when you use my desires as fuel
You are a temptation that's hard to avoid
Need to stop you right away or else I'll be destroyed
If only I have the answer to that mind-boggling question
I wouldn't hesitate and quickly use the solution
'Til then you and me will meet like lovers every single day
Even though being with you means there's a high price to pay
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 111010111010 1101010111100 0101010101111 11111101001111 11101111110 11111111010110 11001011101 1111101111101 1101101011110010 1101001010010 1110111110100101 10110111101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 637 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 165 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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