Analysis of I shy away
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
I feel I have a lot to say
But in my heart I shy away
I see the fields they're calling me
So lush and green too wet to lay
I search myself in others traits
Finding things I no longer need
But walk away with such a greed
As if they'd still planted their seed
I have to look but stare, not I
For surely it could make them cry
Or force some grudge to its dismount
And bring the fury to their eye
Though I swiftly think I cannot lie
I want to ask you who am I
You always seem to reveal me
Eventually hating me
How can I trust humanity
If all I do is shy away
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| Metre | 11110111 10111101 11011101 11011111 1110101 10111101 11011101 11111011 11111111 11011111 1111111 01010111 111011101 11111111 1111011 01000101 11110100 11111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 554 |
| Words | 121 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 431 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 121 |
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