Analysis of One year life
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
I'm hesitant to say this
Because I know how much it pains
Your voice has blended in the wind
And its not been long since the stains
I'm hesitant to look for you
Because I know that you're not there
Just a replica of you
There wings fluffier than air
I'm hesitant because I heard your siren
And the cats were fighting in the yard
Crying on the morn
Screeching you were barred
I'm hesitant to grieve your life
That only lasts one year
As the winter lands its hand
Heavier than fear
| Scheme | XAXA BCBC XDXD XEXE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1100111 01111111 11110001 01111101 11001111 01111111 1010011 1110011 11000111110 001010001 10101 10101 11001111 110111 1010111 10011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 484 |
| Words | 98 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on September 17, 2022
Submitted by HeatherLydiaThornhill on September 17, 2022
Modified by HeatherLydiaThornhill on September 17, 2022
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