Analysis of If I Had Known
If I had known you'd never care
When I saw you that day,
I would have found the strength right there
To look the other way.
I'd never let my feelings grow
Into a love so true
If I had known you'd never show
The love I have for you!
That's why it hurts to see your face,
A beauty oh so rare.
I know it will not show love's trace
Because you do not care!
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EAEA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Pantoum Quatrain |
| Metre | 11111101 111111 11110111 110101 11011101 010111 11111101 011111 11111111 010111 11111111 011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 358 |
| Words | 84 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
Unrequited Love
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Written on June 14, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on June 14, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on June 14, 2023
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