Analysis of Intention
I didn't intend to love you.
I didn't mean to care.
I wanted you to be my friend
And nothing more to share.
You were simply my buddy.
You were my companion.
You were the one who played the games
Whether we lost or won.
We found a certain magic.
We found a chemistry.
We found our hearts interlacing:
Astounding mystery.
As travelers on special roads,
As entities supple,
As separate individuals
We are now a couple.
It happened without seeking.
It took us by surprise.
It had a breathtaking power:
True love to realize.
| Scheme | XAXA BCXC DBDB XEXE XFXF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11001111 110111 11011111 010111 1010110 101010 10011101 101111 1101010 110100 111011 010100 11001101 110010 1100100 111010 1100110 111101 1101010 11110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 500 |
| Words | 95 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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