Analysis of Birthday Deceased (A Birthday Card)
Happy birthday to you
You make up what is new
You are sorry you're born
when old becomes you
You're not what I'd call
older than me at all
But you're just a spring chicken
that's too hot to call
So remember my line
that your older than time
When you think you're dismembered
and the life you lived rhymes
So forget your old beef
that your dead for a piece
When the lord burns your candle
even when you're deceased
Scheme | AAXA BBXB XXXX XXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111 111111 111011 11011 11111 101111 1110110 11111 101011 111011 1111010 001111 101111 111101 1011110 101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 398 |
Words | 81 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
tried to write a greeting card
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Written on October 02, 2021
Submitted by Poetbird on October 02, 2021
Modified on March 31, 2023
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