Analysis of Don't Let Me



Take hold of my hand,
and don't let go,
or i might do it again.

Keep me company,
don't let me run away,
don't let me do it again.

Whisper into my ear,
don't let me touch the knife,
or i might do it again.

Hug me tightly,
don't let me leave,
don't let me do it again.


Scheme xxA bxA xxA bxA
Poetic Form
Metre 11111 0111 1111101 11100 111101 1111101 100111 111101 1111101 1110 1111 1111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 255
Words 58
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 48
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Submitted on September 03, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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