Analysis of Don't Forget Daddy



Don't forget Daddy..

I know that Daddy used to see you daily
But it's only on occasion lately
And "lately" starts to feel like "forever"
Daddy thought things would have already been better
Yet it seems as he begins to rise from the ashes
Something happens & he just crashes
Falling further than before
But don't forget that Daddy is still climbing
Because you three girls are all he adores

I know our time together has grown far and few
But he is always thinking of you
Sometimes daddy doesn't always know what to do
But don't forget he'll always be there for you

I know daddy used to work hard to keep a roof over your head
But now someone else has been instead
I wish daddy could answer your when? & why's?  
Just don't forget that he still tries

I know daddy has no home and no bed
He sleeps under an open sun roof because the battery is dead
So tonight the rain falls in
Ironically working as a disguise that hides
The tears that insist on escaping his eyes
Yeah I know daddy lied when he said he never cries
But don't forget daddy holds himself together for you guys

I know daddy used to unite our family
Now it feels he's torn it apart again single handedly
But daddy still fights for that life
And if for some reason we're not there before he dies
Please don't forget that Daddy loves you
More than words can describe


Scheme A AABBXXXXX CCCC DDEE DDXXEEE AAXECX
Poetic Form
Metre 10110 11110111110 1110101010 0101111010 101111010110 1111101111010 10101110 1010101 11011101110 0111111101 1110101011101 11111011 01101011111 1101111111 1110111111011011 11111101 1110110111 11011111 1110111011 11101101101010011 1010110 010010100111 01101101011 1111011111101 110110101010111 111011110100 111111010110100 11011111 0111101110111 110111011 111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,321
Words 252
Sentences 4
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 9, 4, 4, 7, 6
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 175
Words per stanza (avg) 42
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Submitted by Codelvas on January 31, 2015

Modified on March 05, 2023

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