Analysis of A MEMORY IN THE PAST
There was a time
When I really loved you
There was nobody else besides you
You were the one that I rather die for.
I remember
The times that we shared
We were walking hand in hand
Making love on the sand.
You know
I didn't want to break-up
At times I felt like making-up
You were driving me mad
There were times when you made me sad.
I try
I try to forgive you
I try to forget you
How long will it last
When you become a memory in the past?
| Scheme | XAAX XXBB XCCDD XAAEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101 111011 1111011 1001111011 1010 01111 1010101 101101 11 1101111 11111101 101011 10111111 11 111011 111011 11111 11010100001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 444 |
| Words | 99 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
This was written 05/13/1995. This was published in the anthology Best Poems Of 1996 and Copyright 1996 by The National Library of Poetry, in the anthology Poetic Voices Of America/Spring 1996 and Copyright 1996 by Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum Incorporated, and in the anthology A Delicate Balance and Copyright 1996 by The National Library of Poetry. Copyright 2023 by sweetslimited.
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Written on May 13, 1995
Submitted by markanthonyschroettner on December 19, 2023
Modified by markanthonyschroettner on December 27, 2023
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