Analysis of When you go.
Julie Herbert 1966
I am going to buy a little wooden box
Line it with white lace,
Inside I will place my heart,
Glaring red, against purity.
I am going to secure this little wooden box
Cold steel screws
Shut away my heart
Keep it safe.
Take my little wooden box.
Hold in your scholarly hands.
Treasure it as yours.
It is my gift.
Unlock my little wooden box
Release my dormant heart
Simultaneously beating
With yours forever.
For it was merely suspended
Journeying with you
On your pathway
Today and always
Scheme | AXBX AXBX AXXX ABXX XXXX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (35%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 111011010101 11111 0111111 10101100 1110101110101 111 10111 111 1110101 1011001 10111 1111 01110101 011101 0100010 11010 11110010 10011 111 0101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 493 |
Words | 103 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
Written for my daughter when she went to Uni
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Written on May 09, 2016
Submitted by Juleiann on December 29, 2021
Modified on April 18, 2023
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