This is an analysis of Loving But Leaving (A Sob Song For Conscientious Crooners) by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis.

When I led you to the altar
Vows were made, you'll call to mind…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd Cccccbcb efefghgh CbcbbbXb
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,
  • Metre: 11110010 1011101 10110010 1110101 11111111 1111111 10101011 1111011 011111111 1111101 10101111 1011111 11111011 1011101 11111111 0111101 10100010 1110001 11100010 1010101 010101010 1101111 110101010 1111111 011111111 1000101 11111011 1011011 00111110 1110001 11001010 11111101
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 32

Repeated words/phrases

you, i, me