Analysis of what of Love
What of Love
What of Love...words do not embrace...nor lips kiss
How long burning...this torch
Before we touch
When chance slips by...such a fool am I
Another day...passes by
When a look says Yes
Whispers from Dawn to Dusk: till my bones turn to Dust
Let me: only once
Written by: George Mottram,Jr.
| Scheme | X XXXAAXXX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) |
| Metre | 111 11111111 1111 0111 11110111 01011 10111 101111111111 11101 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 530 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
this about an infatuation with a beautiful woman.
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Written on February 14, 2023
Submitted by georgem.97372 on February 15, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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