Analysis of Want not
I want what I want
She don't want me
You want what you want
I don't want thee
I want what i cant
Obvious you see
Rave and rant
Love always has a fee
This experience will grant
Ephemerality.
| Scheme | ABABCBCBCA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 11111 1111 11111 1111 11111 10011 101 11101 1010011 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 180 |
| Words | 39 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 148 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
Font size:
Submitted on August 01, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 12 sec read
- 0 Views
0 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Want not" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 9 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/90328/want-not>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this john abbondante poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In