Analysis of Love Is My Daily Bread



Love is my daily bread, a nourishing core,
Strengthens my spirit, always.
Not a fleeting fancy, a passionate craze,
But a steady companion, through life's winding maze.

Kindness the crust, a warmth I can share,
Compassion is the filling, a burden to bear.
Forgiveness the butter, smoothing all strife,
Laughter the sprinkle, a joyful life.

With each loving bite, my spirit takes flight,
Love's nourishment fuels me, morning, noon, and night.
A simple essential, a need to be fed,
Love is my daily bread, the best kind of bread.


Scheme XAAA BBCC DDEE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 11110101001 101101 10101001001 101001011101 100101111 010101001011 0100101011 100100101 1110111011 110010110101 01001001111 11110101111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 529
Words 102
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 137
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Written on March 28, 2024

Submitted by ggolden9 on March 28, 2024

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