Analysis of If I Should Say - Part I
If I should say, what
brings me to this well,
the fresh morning dew,
the rays from the sun,
heaven and earth
Each day, I thirst for
for your love and
I return to this
same well, because
my heart needs
drink and I will not
deprive it of basic need
My heart returns to this
well, not only for drink,
but to rescue a fair maiden
from the evil clutches of
the dragon who dwells in a
cave near the village of doom
| Scheme | XXXAX XXBXXXX BXAXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 11111 01101 01101 1001 11111 1110 10111 1101 111 10111 0111101 110111 111011 11100110 1010101 0101100 1101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 438 |
| Words | 84 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 7, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Written on September 08, 2021
Submitted by gregory_g on September 08, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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