Analysis of More Than Once
(To the tune of London Bridges)
Love can happen more than once
More than once, more than once
Love can happen more than once
It can happen
Peace can placate more than once
More than once, more than once
Peace can placate more than once
It can placate
Lightning can hit more than once
More than once, more than once
Lightning can hit more than once
It can hit you
Sex can pleasure more than once
More than once, more than once
Sex can pleasure more than once
It can pleasure
Trust can buckle more than once
More than once, more than once
Trust can buckle more than once
It can buckle
Life can quicken more than once
More than once, more than once
Life can quicken more than once
It can quicken
Scheme | x AAAb AAAx AAAx AAAx AAAx AAAb |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111010 1110111 111111 1110111 1110 1110111 111111 1110111 1110 1011111 111111 1011111 1111 1110111 111111 1110111 1110 1110111 111111 1110111 1110 1110111 111111 1110111 1110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 668 |
Words | 133 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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