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 |
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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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