Analysis of I Can Forget But Why
In the cold days of winter,
In the dark raining nights,
When cold winds touched me,
Your thought made my heart delight.
When darkness surrounded me,
When stars said goodbye,
I heard an echo of your laughter and
A whisper of your smile.
When clouds caressed the sky,
When raindrops knocked my window,
I felt like you have arrived.
But, it was just my imagination and
The creativity of my mind,
Which pretended to forget that,
On just like this rainy night.
You died.
| Scheme | XXAB ACDX CXX DXXBX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0011110 001101 11111 1111101 1100101 1111 1111011100 010111 110101 111110 1111101 1111100100 00100111 10101011 1111101 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 468 |
| Words | 100 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
The poem is about a woman who misses her husband after his death.
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Written on April 21, 1999
Submitted by Serenadr10 on February 27, 2024
Modified by Serenadr10 on February 27, 2024
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