Analysis of So Very Long
It's been so very long since I've used your quip
I wonder if you'll amuse like a comic strip.
It's been so very long since I've held your hand
I wonder if you'll rebound like a rubber band.
It's been so very long since I've read your mind
I wonder if you'll perplex like a double bind.
It's been so very long since I've found your love
I wonder if you'll wallop like a boxing glove.
It's been so very long since I've said your name
I wonder if you'll engage like a parlor game.
It's been so very long since I've gone your way
I wonder if you'll ambush like a bird of prey.
It's been so very long since I've felt your mood
I wonder if you'll placate like a comfort food.
It's been so very long since I've seen your face
I wonder if you'll behave like a basket case.
| Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 11110111111 110110110101 11110111111 110110110101 11110111111 110110110101 11110111111 110111010101 11110111111 110110110101 11110111111 11011110111 11110111111 110111010101 11110111111 110110110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 749 |
| Words | 153 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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