Analysis of I had it and then I lost it
Like the squirting cigarette lighters
my Dad bought for me at Disney World
My pockets weren't made for those tricks
I had it and then I lost it
and I mourn the loss
and regret the fleeting moment
and try to figure out how I got it in the
first place
I had it and then I lost it
Charles Bukowski
met a genius and gave it to me
and then I kept it
and I lost it
I had it and then I lost it
but by doing so, regained it
and found it as a subject
and used it
it's okay to use it
| Scheme | xxx Axxxx Abbaa Aaxaa |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10100110 111111101 110101111 11101111 01101 00101010 011101111100 11 11101111 1010 101001111 01111 0111 11101111 11101011 0111001 011 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 456 |
| Words | 106 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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