Analysis of Can I
Katie Diaz 2005 (N.C.)
Can I hold you close
with no questions asked
when I let you go
I just want to feel safe like before
You left me alone
| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Cinquain (60%) Tanka (40%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11111 11101 11111 111111101 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 118 |
| Words | 27 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
About this poem
This poem was written by me when I was feeling lonely.
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Written on January 07, 2022
Submitted by Serendipity on March 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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