Analysis of not supposed to wonder

Amy Schuler 1992 (missouri)



I'm not supposed to wonder,
I'm not supposed to care.
I'm not supposed to be the one wishing you were there.
I'm not supposed to wonder where you are or why,
But I love you so much,
I break down and cry.


Scheme ABBCDC
Poetic Form
Metre 1101110 110111 1101110110101 110111011111 111111 11101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 203
Words 47
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 152
Words per stanza (avg) 42

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about a man im not supposed to care about but i do.

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Written on March 20, 2022

Submitted by amyschuler26 on March 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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