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
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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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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