Analysis of To Know You
I want to get to know you. I want to taste your tears.
Are the flavors different for glad and sorry years?
I want to get to know you. I want to hold your hand.
Is there a subtle cadence walking on the sand?
I want to get to know you. I want to feel your heart.
Are the beats in rhythm together and apart?
I want to get to know you. I want to read your mind.
Can we both anticipate what the other will find?
I want to get to know you. I want to see your dreams.
Is there a common purpose that works our private schemes?
I want to get to know you. I want to hear your song.
Do the words and melody consistently belong?
I want to get to know you. I want to touch your core.
Will the flight-plans we have filed allow us both to soar?
I want to get to know you. I want to sense your soul.
Metaphysically speaking can we reach our goal?
| Scheme | ABCCDDEEFFGGHHII |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111111111111 1010100110101 1111111111111 110101010101 1111111111111 101010010001 1111111111111 111010101011 1111111111111 11010101110101 1111111111111 1010100010001 1111111111111 1011111011111 1111111111111 110111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 815 |
| Words | 174 |
| Sentences | 24 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
| Words per line (avg) | 11 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 632 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 174 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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