Analysis of If Love Is The Only Air That We Breathe



If love's the only air that we breathe, my dear,
No gasping struggle, no consuming fear.
It fills our lungs, a sweetness light and pure,
Invigorating life, forevermore.

In whispered sighs and laughter's joyful sound,
Love's oxygen sustains, on sacred ground.
A gentle breeze, it lifts us when we fall,
And carries dreams beyond the castle wall.

No other breath is needed, can compare,
Love's air sustains us, a love we share.
Still, I believe
If love is the only air that we breathe


Scheme AAXA BBCC DDXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (33%)
Metre 11010111111 1101010101 11101010101 010011 010101101 1100011101 0101111111 0101010101 1101110101 110110111 1101 1110101111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 485
Words 97
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 125
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Written on April 18, 2024

Submitted by ggolden9 on April 18, 2024

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