Analysis of Since Then



I used to ride my bike a lot.
It took me everywhere;
The city park each day but not
On days real cold or those real hot.
For safety I did care!
Since then, I only drive.

So much has changed when but a boy
I read and read some more.
Much pleasure when I was alone
With books I was not on my own.
Oh, how I loved bookstores!
Since then, the internet.


Scheme ABAABX XXCCXX
Poetic Form
Metre 11111101 11110 01011111 11111111 110111 111101 11111101 110111 11011101 11111111 11111 11010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 349
Words 83
Sentences 8
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 132
Words per stanza (avg) 37

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Written on November 09, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on November 09, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on November 09, 2023

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Steve Cochrane

 · 1955 · Cape

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