Analysis of Just Once
Clinging to fragments of memories,
I search for love here and there,
Walking the shores of eternal hope,
But I sink in the sea of despair
Just once, let me hear love speaking
In a language known to no ear;
Only love and I will understand
And I'll thrill to the words that I hear
Just once, to walk in love's footsteps,
Just once, not to feel the need;
Just once, let me wake in the arms of love,
And do not blame me for my greed
There's nothing here now but darkness,
A darkness no morning can tame;
Candles of regret rendered useless,
Love being the eternal flame
Then bring on the night and the silence,
I welcome what most of you dread;
The darkened chamber of solace,
Laying on top, a rose of deep red
Wrapped in flowers of surrender,
I'm dressed for this final repose;
A rosary of tears for my necklace.....
Now let this day come to a close
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC DEDE XFDF XXDX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 101101100 1111101 100110101 111001101 11111110 00101111 10101101 011101111 1111011 1111101 1111100111 01111111 11011110 01011011 101011010 11000101 111010010 11011111 01010110 101101111 10101010 11111001 0100111110 11111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 858 |
Words | 167 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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