Analysis of Told you
Toni Dulaney 1989 (Ohio)
Sometimes I wish I would've told you how I felt,
Stuck around a little more abd play the cards I was dealt.
I ran from everything including you,
Darkness took over my life I couldn't see through.
My whole life was a secret I never let anything in,
When it came to relationships I didn't know where to begin.
I hurt people before they hurt me,
Pushing people away this isn't who I wanted to be.
I cannot love I was never taught,
So for loneliness is all I've sought.
Then came the day that I met you,
I seen a beautiful soul that's been through things to.
In a world full of darkness you brought me light,
When I'm with you I actually want to fight.
I wish you would've got the chance to know me,
Because right beside you was always right where I wanted to be.
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Metre | 011111011111 10101011101111 111100101 101101111011 11110101101100 111101011011101 111001111 101001110111011 110111101 111001111 11011111 110100111111 00111101111 11111100111 11110101111 011011111111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 744 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 587 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 149 |
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