Analysis of Torrent
My love for her flowed on and on
With currents strong and wide.
How could I know they'd flow upon
A sandbar on the side.
I did my best to tenderly
Pull her away from all
That kept her far away from me
And then a waterfall
Enticed her to let go and then
She went down on her own.
The water took my tears again
And left me on my own.
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
| Metre | 11101101 110101 11111101 01101 11111100 100111 11010111 01010 01011101 111101 01011101 011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 333 |
| Words | 77 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
Strong unrequited love
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Written on September 08, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 08, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on September 08, 2023
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