Analysis of Holding my heart in my hand
I caught a ride back to my homeland
After being gone a real long time
When I got home, I was a stranger
Holding my heart in my hand
I went down to my old tavern
Where all the winos knew my name
I went on in, made my order
Holding my heart in my hand
I asked the owner
If I could sing there
Trade some food for a jam
I hit the stage, in my hunger
Holding my heart in my hand
Pouring out my heart, showing my whole soul
Giving al Il got, to give to this world
This is my calling, doing what I can
Holding my heart in my hand
| Scheme | axbA xxbA bxxbA xxxA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011111 101010111 111111010 1011011 11111110 11010111 11101110 1011011 11010 11111 111101 11010110 1011011 1011110111 1011111111 1111010111 1011011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 528 |
| Words | 118 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Written on January 18, 2019
Submitted by tribeone_b on January 04, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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