Analysis of Secret (Villanelle)
I have a secret I cannot tell a soul,
buried in the depths of my heart;
A forbidden love makes me whole.
My face shines like a lighting pole,
she aims at me with her love dart;
I have a secret I cannot tell a soul.
My mind stops playing an active role,
my heartbeat races off the chart;
A forbidden love makes me whole.
Bright future I see in my crystal bowl,
she is so beautiful but also very smart;
I have a secret I cannot tell a soul.
I am happy even if we only take a stroll,
wishing that we never ever part;
A forbidden love makes me whole.
I want her to be mine, that’s my only goal,
cherish all her being like the finest art;
I have a secret I cannot tell a soul,
a forbidden love makes me whole.
Scheme | AbA abA abA abA abA abAA |
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Poetic Form | Villanelle |
Metre | 11010110101 10001111 01001111 11110101 11111011 11010110101 111101101 1110101 01001111 1101101101 111100110101 11010110101 1110101110101 101110101 01001111 11011111101 10101010101 11010110101 01001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 688 |
Words | 145 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on August 11, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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