Analysis of They’re gone
John Livingstone 1972 (Peterborough)
Isn’t it crazy all the friends we’ve had
Now they are all gone and it’s kinda sad
I use to have a friend I could sing out loud with.
I really miss a friend I thought I’d never miss.
I had a friend who’s nick name was turtle
I had a friend who tripped on life hurtles
What happened to my friend who played guitar?
I guess someone else left for the stars
Remember that friend I’d always scrap?
The next day there we are patting each other’s back
My friend I went fishing with all the time,
I think they reached the end of their line
Where’s my friend that would write a lot?
Oh wait that’s me, you probably forgot.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111010111 1111101101 111101111111 110101111101 1101111110 110111111 1101111101 11111101 01011111 011111101101 1111101101 111101111 11111101 1111110001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 617 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 474 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 122 |
About this poem
Thinking of your old friends
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Written on August 20, 2021
Submitted by SweetGypsy on August 20, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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