Analysis of Would You Know?
You heard my words, but that does not
Show listening took place.
Please pay attention to each thought.
Blank stares are on your face!
You act as if it is okay
To see but not observe.
What if I treated you that way?
Would you know it occurred?
| Scheme | XAXA BXBX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 11111111 110011 11010111 111111 1111111 111101 11110111 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 243 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Written on August 16, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 16, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on August 16, 2023
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