Analysis of When You Breathe
When you move
it is your dance
undulating to entrance.
When you touch
it is your feel
harboring the empyreal.
When you speak
it is your voice
encouraging to rejoice.
When you smile
it is your face
illuminating with grace.
When you love
it is your heart
encircling to impart.
When you breathe
it is your fire
insufflating my desire.
| Scheme | XXX XAA XBB XCC XDD XEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 1111 100110 111 1111 10001 111 1111 0100101 111 1111 010011 111 1111 0100101 111 11110 11010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 314 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 44 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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