Analysis of Sence You Went Away
James Weldon Johnson 1871 (Jacksonville) – 1938 (Wiscasset)
Seems lak to me de stars don't shine so bright,
Seems lak to me de sun done loss his light,
Seems lak to me der's nothin' goin' right,
Sence you went away.
Seems lak to me de sky ain't half so blue,
Seems lak to me dat ev'ything wants you,
Seems lak to me I don't know what to do,
Sence you went away.
Seems lak to me dat ev'ything is wrong,
Seems lak to me de day's jes twice es long,
Seems lak to me de bird's forgot his song,
Sence you went away.
Seems lak to me I jes can't he'p but sigh,
Seems lak to me ma th'oat keeps gittin' dry,
Seems lak to me a tear stays in ma eye,
Sence you went away.
| Scheme | aaaB cccB dddB eeeB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Kyrielle (88%) |
| Metre | 1111111111 1111111111 111111011 11101 1111111111 11111111 1111111111 11101 11111111 1111111111 1111110111 11101 11111111111 11111111111 1111011011 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 592 |
| Words | 130 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 16, 2023
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