Analysis of Were You Listening?
I know you heard my every word.
Your ears are working fine.
You seem quite late to concentrate
On every word of mine.
You act as though you need to go
Somewhere more quiet and
No need to care 'bout who is there
To mess up daily plans.
So next time when you come again
And say some words to me,
I will ignore you more and more
Till you learn how to be!
| Scheme | XAXA XXXX XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 111111001 111101 1111110 1100111 11111111 11100 11111111 111101 11111101 011111 11011101 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 354 |
| Words | 82 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
Hearing vs. Listening
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Written on January 25, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on January 25, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on January 25, 2024
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