Analysis of Broken Parts
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
If my affection was put to the trial,
Would you hold onto me?
Words alone can't suffice,
To make our union a nirvana.
Can your actions
Speak louder still,
And show me
That your devotion is certain?
Even in the absence
Of those words,
Can we adore
What we've disintered?
If my heart
Was broken in two,
Or into thousands,
Would your tenderness
Offer me something new?
To glue back the broken parts,
And make our love
A work of artistry?
So, if you ever wonder,
What would happen if we fault?
Actions speak pure,
In love,
Faith,
And all we do.
Scheme | XAXX XXAXXXXB BCXXCXDA XBXDXB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010111010 111101 101101 1110100010 1110 1101 011 11010110 100010 111 1101 111 111 11001 10110 11100 101101 1110101 01101 011100 1111010 1110111 1011 01 1 0111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 554 |
Words | 129 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 8, 8, 6 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Written on June 04, 2023
Submitted by JoeStrickland on June 04, 2023
Modified by JoeStrickland on June 04, 2023
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