Analysis of To Cheryl With Love
"Cheryl's dead," I heard someone speak one night.
Shocked awake from a deep sleep, I opened my eyes.
Of course no one was there.
Angels talk to those who listen and care
like a whispering breeze touching the cheek.
I mentioned it to my son in the morning.
We both considered it a possible warning,
but whom should we tell such terrible news?
We kept the secret of our negative views.
As long as there's life, hope's aborning.
No longer in need of hairbrush and comb,
the road ahead's waiting, you're free to roam,
dear Cheryl, far beyond our physical touch.
For years we have loved you (some very much).
We now say 'Bon voyage!' God says, "Welcome home."
Scheme | XXAAB CCDDB EEFFE |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11111111 101101111011 111111 1011111001 1010011001 11011110010 110101010010 1111111001 110101101001 1111111 110011101 011101111 110101101001 1111111101 11111011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 640 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on July 19, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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