Analysis of Have You Ever...
Did you ever fall in love with someone,
But you know they didn't care?
Did you ever feel like crying,
But you know you'd get nowhere?
Did you ever look into their eyes,
And say a little prayer?
Did you ever look into their hearts,
And wish that you were there?
Did you ever see them walk away,
You see them turn and go,
And whisper, "God, I Love You",
But never let them know?
You'll cry, cut to misery and nearly go insane.
'Cause there's nothing in this world that causes so much pain.
If I could choose between love or death,
I think I'd rather die.
'Cause love is great, yet hurts so much,
And the price to pay is high.
So when I say don't fall in love,
You'll be hurt before it's through,
Believe me, 'cause I fell in love with you.
Scheme | XAXAXAXAXBCB DDXEXEXCC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111010111 1111101 11101110 111111 111010111 010101 111010111 011101 111011101 111101 0101111 110111 1111100010101 1110011110111 111101111 111101 11111111 0011111 11111101 1110111 0111110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 738 |
Words | 167 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 9 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 277 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 73 |
About this poem
I was 16 and madly in love with someone who couldn't fathom it was real. Still breaks my heart to know this is something I wrote at such a young age.
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Written on March 31, 2005
Submitted on January 22, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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