Analysis of To The Girl Who Saved His Life
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
She split him up,
Left him in pieces.
But still he loves her.
He confesses this
To anyone that listens.
She saved his life,
Turned him into
Everything he is.
He owes her everything,
His heart to ignite.
She made him
Who he is,
With all his strife.
He's forever indebted
To her for eternity.
He gives her his heart,
With nothing to gain,
Except the joy
Of loving her,
Without affliction.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKHFLMNOPCQ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (50%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 1111 11010 11110 10101 110110 1111 1101 1011 11010 11101 111 111 1111 1010010 1010100 11011 11011 0101 1100 01010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 397 |
| Words | 90 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 299 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 72 |
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