Analysis of Take The Sunshine, Leave The Rain
If I could take my time again
A different thing I'd do;
I'd take the comfort, leave the pain,
Take the sunshine, leave the rain,
If only I could start anew.
If I could be another's son
A different path I'd choose;
I'd walk along, I wouldn't run,
I'd leave the sorrow, take the fun,
If only I could re-infuse.
If I could start another hour
A different way I'd go;
I'd take the sweetness, leave the sour,
Take the jolly, leave the dour,
If only I could make it so.
If I could live another day
I'd tread a different way;
I'd leave the turmoil, take the calm,
Leave the coarseness, take the charm,
If I could take my time again...
I'd take the sunshine, leave the rain.
Scheme | Abccb dedde fgffg hhxxAc |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 0100111 11010101 101101 11011101 11110101 0100111 11011101 11010101 11011101 111101010 0100111 110101010 10101010 11011111 11110101 1101001 1101101 101101 11111101 1101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 645 |
Words | 129 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 6 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 124 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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It was 1996 when this poem first saw the light of day.
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