Analysis of At Least I Tried
I thought I knew the answer but
It fell short of the goal.
So though I gave you bad advice,
At least I did console
My tearful friend so you would know
That you are not alone.
I'll stay until you start to show
The faith you need to own.
| Scheme | XAXA BCBC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11110101 111101 11111101 111110 11011111 111101 11011111 011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 238 |
| Words | 55 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
The value of true friends!
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Written on September 29, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 29, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on October 03, 2023
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