Analysis of How to



Go ahead and make my day
Make me smile
You see – happiness is at bay

Take my hand
And never let go
Is this too much to ask for
I say no

A kiss on the lips
Soft and lingering
Whisper into my ear
Watch all my worry disappear


Scheme AXA XBXB XXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1010111 111 11100111 111 01011 1111111 111 01101 10100 100111 1111001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 214
Words 50
Sentences 1
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 57
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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