Analysis of Swan Song
You've been aimless for so long many assume you're lost.
No one heard your swan song now rumor is the cost.
You've been handcuffed for so long many assume you're jailed.
No one heard your swan song now rumor is unveiled.
You've been wasteful for so long many assume you're spent.
No one heard your swan song now rumor is intent.
You've been tied-up for so long many assume you're caged.
No one heard your swan song now rumor is engaged.
You've been frantic for so long many assume you're mad.
No one heard your swan song now rumor is in fad.
You've been missing for so long many assume you're dead.
No one heard your swan song now rumor is widespread.
| Scheme | XX AA BB CC DD EE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 1110111100111 111111110101 111111100111 111111110101 1110111100111 111111110101 1111111100111 111111110101 1110111100111 111111110101 1110111100111 111111110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 640 |
| Words | 122 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 42 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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