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 |
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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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