Analysis of Listen
Listen,
Once more listen
You are a thief
I am also a thief
You stole my heart
I stole yours
Let's come, and admit
If possible, make love
The stolen feelings
And my heart
Bring that here
We divide and share
Each other
That's fair and honest.
Scheme | AABBCDEFGCHIJK |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10 1110 1101 111001 1111 111 11001 110011 01010 011 111 10101 110 11010 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 227 |
Words | 47 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 188 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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Submitted on September 18, 2019
Modified on March 05, 2023
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