Analysis of The Engagement Ring
Here I sit in this far off land,
Wishing to place this ring on your hand.
I hope this ring touches your heart,
Cause I love you and you love me,
Even though we're thousands of miles apart.
Really, it's not just an old fashion,
For me it is a sign of passion.
It means more to me,
For you to have this ring on,
It shows our love is willingly strong.
It means we're engaged,
In each others heart,
Waiting to say, 'I do'
Til death do us part.
Scheme | AABCBDDCEFGBHB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101111 101111111 11111011 11110111 1011101101 101111110 111101110 11111 1111111 1110111001 11101 01101 101111 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 439 |
Words | 102 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 330 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 90 |
About this poem
A poem from a lonely soldier thousands of miles away from the one he is in love with hoping that the ring will keep his love until he can get home.
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