Analysis of In Common
What we have in common is the day we live
Once we have the love
there's nothing more to give
What we have in common is the day we make
Once we have the time
there's nothing more to take
What we have in common is the day we play
Once we have the score
there's nothing more to say
What we have in common is the day we please
Once we have the gain
there's nothing more to seize
What we have in common is the day we show
Once we have the proof
there's nothing more to know
What we have in common is the day we die
Once we have the close
there's nothing more to try
| Scheme | ABCDEDFGFHIHJKJLML |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101010111 11101 110111 11101010111 11101 110111 11101010111 11101 110111 11101010111 11101 110111 11101010111 11101 110111 11101010111 11101 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 543 |
| Words | 120 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 435 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 120 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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