Analysis of Begging
I.
Can feel.
The drums.
Of war.
One beat.
Of. Your. Heart.
The drums are tearing me apart.
I.
Can't Tell.
What you need from me.
One word from you.
And you know I'll be there.
One kiss and I'm on my knees,
Begging,
begging,
begging,
For more
Of you.
Porche Berry
July 2008
| Scheme | Axxbxcc Axdex xFFFbe da |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (55%) Etheree (35%) |
| Metre | 1 11 01 11 11 111 01110101 1 11 11111 1111 011111 1101111 10 10 10 11 11 110 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 253 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 5, 6, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 10 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 49 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on October 27, 2009
Modified on March 05, 2023
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