a a b c c c d d e f e g g h h h i i j k k k d d e f e g g h h h h f e g g h. I also noticed an abundance of sibilance lines. For example, "romances; chances; easy; so; us (major word); staring; wishing she; somewhere; instead; sorry; herself; stupid; small; saw; myself; concealed; stubborn; misconceiving; started; show," are all words that have an 's' or an 's' sound. Another repetitive sound I heard was the 'y sound, like "crying" or "lying." The tone of the song, based off of the rhythm of the lyrics, is gentle and dreamlike, although, the sibilance within the song makes the lyrics have a harsh tone. Overall, the song has harsh lyrics. The accents in the spot they are in creating a little bit of a raspy tone along with soothing lyric sounds. You can feel the sadness the song is about through the sound of the lyrics. I also feel that the sibilance of the song makes a purpose of the song's sadness.
Most words in this song rhyme. As explained before, the rhyming pattern shows that all of the lines that are the same letter end in a word that rhymes. The first line is "They passed me by, al of those great romances / You were, I felt, robbing me of my rightful chances."The rhyming pattern is observed as double, single, triple, double, single, single, single, double, triple. Then, it repeats. The rhyming words give rhythm to the lyrics, which is probably why the lyrics of a SONG. Another thing I noticed was that there is an odd line break. The lyrics are "One of us is only / Waiting for a call." It makes the song sound good, but the lyrics, written on a sheet of paper, look weird. In the end, it makes for a great euphony for the song.
Lyrics:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/abba/oneofus.html
This is a good post. You seem to really know what you are talking about and answered the prompt very well.
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