Analysis of Sing Your Song (Villanelle)
Sing! Sing your song for all of us to hear!
A song well-sung will brighten any day.
Play! Play that song so full of warmth and cheer!
A sprightly song is always welcome here,
To lighten and to lift those clouds of grey.
Sing! Sing your song for all of us to hear!
The heart is gladdened by a song so dear;
It helps us with our load along the way.
Play! Play that song so full of warmth and cheer!
A happy song can wipe away a tear,
And music is the food of love, they say.
Sing! Sing your song for all of us to hear!
We welcome any willing balladeer
Whose singing can be heard above the fray.
Play! Play that song so full of warmth and cheer!
Keep singing and the sun will reappear.
Our hope still springs eternal, come what may.
Sing! Sing your song for all of us to hear!
Play! Play that song so full of warmth and cheer!
Copyright © Robert Haigh 2015
| Scheme | AbC abA cbC xbA abC cbAC b |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1111111111 0111110101 1111111101 010111101 1100111111 1111111111 011110111 11111010101 1111111101 0101110101 0101011111 1111111111 11010101 1101110101 1111111101 110001101 10111010111 1111111111 1111111101 10101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 868 |
| Words | 172 |
| Sentences | 24 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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