Analysis of Prophecy
The rain drip, drops, on my bedroom window.
Where I see myself, hanging
With a fallen stool under my feet. I stare
At my dead reflection that gently swings,
Like wind chimes in the morning.
The reflection
Of my future. Or was it my past,
Who knows?
As the dark blue of the night
Caresses the fields of lettres, the fields
Of reflections. That are set to flames
By the pyromaniac that nestles between the
Cold, harsh lines of this verse.
Colder,
Than the Siberian winter. That even the Tsar's bottle
Couldn't repent. You know,
That one bottle that fell over. Only to form the sea
Under cruel repression of the moon.
We stand while the tide
Gently brushes our ankles. And disappears,
As the moon grabs its tears
From the earth. Only to let them fall down
Another night. So the rain can drip drop
Down my bedroom window. So my future
Or past reflection can return in my eyes.
Perhaps, just maybe, it is all
A self-fulfilling prophecy.
Scheme | ABXXBXXX XXXXX CXADX XXXXXCXXD |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011111110 111110 10101101111 1110101101 1110010 0010 111011111 11 1011101 010011101 101011111 101110010 111111 10 100100101100110 100111 11101110101101 1010010101 11101 10101010001 101111 1011011111 0101101111 111101110 11010101011 01110111 01010100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 935 |
Words | 185 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 5, 5, 9 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 183 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
Font size:
Submitted on March 04, 2022
Modified on May 01, 2023
- 56 sec read
- 8 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Prophecy" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 11 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/121545/prophecy>.
Discuss this KBA poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In