Analysis of Back Then
A thought ...no smile was in my eyes
I've been down this road before
bad memories appear in my head
the ones so full of lies.
Saying back then ...you were mine
you meant it ...I've been there, done it and seen it
my t-shirts been washed many times
If truth were dollars ...I'd have your dimes.
Now you tell the truth ...hear my lies
no sense being honest, leave out the goodbyes
just be my friend ...not my foe
stay beside me ...no need to go.
Give me your secrets, they'll stay in my heart
my soul's in your locket ...we'll never part
now free my memory from your heartbeat.
Bobby Ferguson 2012.
| Scheme | AXXA XXBB AACC DDX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01111011 1111101 110001011 011111 1011101 11111111011 11111101 110101111 11101111 1110101101 1111111 10111111 1111011011 1101101101 111100111 10100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 581 |
| Words | 114 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 3, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on December 01, 2014
Modified on March 21, 2023
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