Analysis of I Could have, I Would have Been
I could have,
I would have
been...
To comfort you,
On stormy nights
A candle light.
To defend you,
A wild cat pouncing
A crocodile snapping.
To love you,
A cuddly puppy
An eager guppy.
To romance you,
A line in a poem
A volcanic eruption.
To make you happy,
A colourful sunset
An exotic garden.
In your hands,
Soft putty that hardens
Or a muddy mess.
With you,
I can be less,
I can be more.
And I know for sure,
I can be torn
And repaired.
If only you`d cared
You would of seen,
All that I could have been.
All that I would have been.
| Scheme | AAB CXX CDD CEE CXF EXF XXG CGX XXH HXBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 111 1 1101 1101 0101 1011 01110 01010 111 01010 11010 1011 010010 001010 11110 011 101010 011 110110 10101 11 1111 1111 01111 1111 001 11011 1111 111111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 504 |
| Words | 108 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 10 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 31 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 40 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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Submitted on March 09, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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