Analysis of A Reflection of a Shadow



Just a shadow of a reflection

She was a stranger
In danger of loving me
I looked in the mirror
What couldn’t she see
Eyes staring back
It just can’t be
Broken and crooked
Hanging around endlessly

I wasnt looking
For a project
When I looked at her
Should I try to stop it
It was all a blur
Should I try to fix it
I’m not a carpenter
Wipe that grin
From your face I thought as I turned

I was faded, I was jaded
Just a reflection you see
Of the man you understand
That I used to be
I was hollow hard to swallow
Little really clear
Oh please do not follow
You might find your way here

She was stubborn she was cold
She was thick as a brick
She was now with me
She was now my chick
The danger now past
As if by magic
I found in the present
My future side trick

She was moving she was grooving
She was looking real good
Until I saw her reflection
Run quickly you would
Just a reflection of the world
Staring not back at me
A shadow from the past
Coming at last you see

I made my way to the door
As I headed to the park
Where I met this lady
Who followed a broken heart
Old man wandering lonely
You see it’s just me
My life a broken record
Spinning endlessly


Scheme A BCBCDCEC XXBFBFBXX ECXCGXGX XHCHIHXH DJAJXCIC XXCXCCXC
Poetic Form Etheree  (42%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 10110010 11010 0101101 110010 1111 1101 1111 10010 1001100 1110 1010 11110 111111 11101 111111 110100 111 11111111 11101110 1001011 101101 11111 11101110 10101 111110 111111 1110111 111101 11111 11111 01011 11110 110010 11011 1110111 111011 01110010 11011 10010101 101111 01101 101111 1111101 1110101 111110 1100101 1110010 11111 1101001 10100
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,170
Words 250
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 50
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 130
Words per stanza (avg) 34

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She was a stranger In danger of loving me I looked in the mirror What couldn’t she see Eyes staring back It just can’t be Broken and crooked Hanging around endlessly

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Submitted by Keithdalankford on November 16, 2021

Modified by Keithdalankford on November 16, 2021

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