Analysis of A tall (it)... All.



If the darkness was as dim
as the light I feel within
I expect I would not see anything
at all
but I've seen things much bleaker
in my head, on the street or
in the voice of the bird as it sings
it all

that bird sings oh so high
I'd wager that he'd rather cry
not able to do any speaking
at all
I'd lend him a stray tear
I don't believe he could hear
anyway I'm mumbling
it all

I just want someone one to say, "hey, Roy...
I know it hurts, I've felt it too, Roy."
but they ain't got no stake in this game
at all
they've said, "come on, it could be worse, boy
other's have it much worse, boy."
driving the deepest part of shame through
it all

I woke up today to beat the sunrise
we couldn't see anything knew in our eyes
which didn't surprise either of us we wouldn't fit
at all
and tonight I bet we'll turn toward a moonrise
take some sleep to rebound and to reprise
which might help me or they or us not to quit
it all


Scheme xxaBxxcB ddaBxxaB eexBeexB ffgBcfgB
Poetic Form
Metre 1010111 1011101 101111110 11 1111110 0111011 001101111 11 111111 11011101 110111010 11 111011 1101111 101100 11 111111111 111111111 111111011 11 111111111 1011111 100101111 11 111011101 11011010101 1100110111101 11 00111110101 1111010101 11111111111 11
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 888
Words 194
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 174
Words per stanza (avg) 48
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Submitted on August 19, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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