Analysis of Hug



"Does anyone really know
The merit in a hug?"
I ask myself this question
To only get a shrug

Being just too timid
To inquire a true reply
Conceding to my fear
By asking I'd deny

Dwelling on an answer
What others might express
I start to be so stymied
That I cause myself distress

Then as I lose ambition
To find out on my own
An assuaging voice of reason
Came forth to be well shown

Why yes I know the worth
Of your hugs that you present
They show us all your heart
That it's seen benevolent

Then after that's been told
I concede my mind and heart
That when a hug's seen needed
Postponement has depart

I thank you all so much
For having such belief
`Cause all I need to know
Is a big hug our relief


Scheme ABCB XDXD XEXE CFCF XGHG XHXH XIAI
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 110101 010001 111110 110101 101110 1010101 010111 110101 101110 110101 1111110 111101 1111010 111111 111110 111111 111101 1111110 111111 1110100 110111 1011101 1101110 010101 111111 110101 111111 10111001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 681
Words 143
Sentences 2
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 80
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted by sensitivetbman on July 06, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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