Analysis of They Won't Be Home Tonight (Memorial Day, 2007)
Mama won't be home tonight. She wants to keep you free.
She is in a foreign land fighting for liberty.
Daddy won't be home tonight. He wants to give you choice.
He is staunchly heroic encouraging a voice.
Mama won't be home tonight. She wants to have you play.
She is bravely intrepid allowing one to pray.
Daddy won't be home tonight. He wants to make you safe.
He is facing enemies dismantling the chafe.
Mama won't be home tonight. She wants to help you smile.
She is legal guardian providing a just trial.
Daddy won't be home tonight. He wants to lift you high.
He is a safety escort protecting all who fly.
Mama won't be home tonight. She wants to let you lease.
She is commemorated sacrificing for peace.
Daddy won't be home tonight. He wants to watch you score.
He is memorialized recompensing the war.
| Scheme | AA BB CC DD XX EE FF GG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 1011101111111 1100101101100 1011101111111 1110010010001 1011101111111 1110010010111 1011101111111 1110100010001 1011101111111 11101000100110 1011101111111 1101001010111 1011101111111 11010010011 1011101111111 110100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 794 |
| Words | 148 |
| Sentences | 25 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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