Analysis of Once
Kelley Davies 1983 (Dallas)
The light shown through
I didn't feel as though I was drowning
The sea was enchanted,
And all that glows was made evident.
From the freedom of her eyes.
Thoughts were a dream
And the miracle of life was born
The great mystery
Compounded every vision.
Where were we when time began?
When the heavens opened up and truth rang free?
| Scheme | X X X X X X X A X X A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111 1101111110 011010 011111100 1010101 1001 001001111 01100 01010010 1011101 10101010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 349 |
| Words | 80 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 11 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 24 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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