Analysis of Grandma, When You Go
Grandma, when you go to heaven
Please give a friendly wave
To Poppy Jo and Jessica
And even grandpa Sam
Grandma, when you go to heaven
I will cry for days
Won’t leave my bed
I’ll drown in dread
And hope you’re coming back
Grandma, when you go to heaven
Please don’t leave my side
Be there for me
And stay with me
And walk me down the aisle
Grandma, when you go to heaven
Don’t let me go too
I may try many times
But tell Him not to let me go
Grandma, when you go to heaven
I won’t be the same
When I cry late at night
Be there to hold my hand
Grandma, when you go to heaven
I’ll learn your recipes
I’ll whisk and stir until it’s perfect
Especially your pancakes
Grandma, when you go to heaven
Please don’t be ashamed
Sure I’m sad that you have left
But it’s not your fault you did
Grandma, when you go to heaven
Please save me a seat
Next to you or on your lap
Or even at your feet
Grandma, when you go to heaven
I’ll remember your perfume
The smell of your house
Your lipstick stains
You pressed against my cheek
Grandma, when you go to heaven
I’ll always wear many rings
Every one in my collection
Just like you always did
Grandma, when you go to heaven
I’ll always remember you
Making applesauce in the fall
And everything we did
Grandma, when you go to heaven
I’ll sing for you one last time
Because I know you love to hear my voice
You’d ask me every day
I’ll rest upon your headstone
Singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Because that’s where you’ll be, Grandma
I’ll say I love you but you know
Grandma, when I go to heaven
I’ll stand by your side
We’ll welcome my children
My cousins
My siblings
And we’ll live happily
Scheme | Axxx Axbbx Acddx Aexf Axxx Axxx Axxg Ahxh Axxxx Aiag Aexg Axxxxfxf acaxid |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111110 110101 11010100 01011 10111110 11111 1111 1101 011101 10111110 11111 1111 0111 011101 10111110 11111 111101 11111111 10111110 11101 111111 111111 10111110 111100 110101101 01011 10111110 11101 1111111 1111111 10111110 11101 1111111 110111 10111110 1010101 01111 111 110111 10111110 111101 100101010 11111 10111110 110101 1010001 01011 10111110 1111111 0111111111 1111001 110111 1011001 01111110 11111111 10111110 11111 110110 110 110 011100 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,685 |
Words | 335 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 8, 6 |
Lines Amount | 61 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
A poem about my great grandma, Barbra (Barbie), leaving this world and going to heaven, and how it will affect me
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