Analysis of I can’t stop loving you
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
When everyone is running
But you do not have to run
Because you walk in safety
Loving children of the Son
Then you can do your duty
Never fearing those with guns
Because you walk in safety
Loving children of the Son
| Scheme | xaBA bxBA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 110110 1111111 0111010 1010101 1111110 1010111 0111010 1010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 216 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Written on April 15, 2018
Submitted by dawg4jesus on August 05, 2022
Modified on March 19, 2023
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