Analysis of I Promise I won’t Care



I don’t care if it rains on my birthday,
If there are no presents left under the tree.
I don’t care if my ring has a diamond -
All I want is for us to be three.

I don’t need the best seats at that restaurant,
Or a view from my window at night.
I don’t need anyone to say sorry,
Or to hold me that extra bit tight.

When I’ve moaned about soy milk or almond,
When the cashier didn’t smile as I paid.
It’s ok if we can’t fly to Bali -
I’m sorry I ever complained.

I won’t care if my boobs are all swollen,
If I’m too sick to go to the gym.
I won’t care if I can’t stomach curry,
I won’t care if I’ll never be thin.

It won’t matter if you come in summer,
Or if your eyes are hazel or grey.
I will love any name that Dad chooses
Just please, oh please baby, stay.

I don’t care if it rains on my birthday,
If there are no presents left under the tree.
All I want is to have you stay with us.
All I want is for us to be three.


Scheme ABcB xdbd cxbx xxbx xaxa ABxB
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 111111111 11111011001 1111111010 111111111 1110111110 101111011 111101110 111111011 1110111110 100111111 1111111110 11011001 1111111110 111111101 1111111010 111111011 1110111010 111111011 1111011110 1111101 111111111 11111011001 1111111111 111111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 933
Words 200
Sentences 13
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 113
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Submitted on March 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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