Analysis of Never Touch The Heart
The sultry kiss can touch the lips
and never touch the heart.
The "hit-or-miss" can write the scripts
and fake performance art.
The managed care can touch the flesh
and never touch the heart.
The "whole affair" can intermesh
and style a medic chart.
The tender word can touch the ears
and never touch the heart.
The "dolly bird" can mask the tears
and bid Circes depart.
The winsome look can touch the lust
and never touch the heart.
The "picture-book" can break the trust
and fantasies outsmart.
| Scheme | xAxa bAba xAxa cAca |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 01011101 010101 01111101 010101 01011101 010101 010111 010101 01011101 010101 01011101 01101 01011101 010101 01011101 01001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 481 |
| Words | 88 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on April 07, 2023
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