Analysis of To the girl who awaited adulthood
To the girl who awaited adulthood
As a flower eager to blossom
Neither thinking about the journey
Nor caring for the pleasures
‘Oh when will I grow up?
And see the world as you do?’
‘No need for that child
Because I envy you’
I envy the cheery heart
And the regard I had for life
The fascinations I once possessed
Don’t seem to look me in the eye
The curiosity that kept me all night
What would it be to pilot my own life
Little did i know what independence felt like
Free? But not quite
Who knew growing up would feel like a hike
Endless, no end, merely the incline
So hear this child, slow down and fancy your life
For the wonders you desire won’t seem too prime
And you’ll long for these early days
Although they lack worth in this time
Hold on to your youth, sweet child
As it will fly in the blink of an eye
Scheme | XX XX XA BA XC XD EC FE FX CG XG BD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101001 101010110 101001010 1101010 111111 0101111 11111 011101 1100101 00011111 011101 11111001 0010011111 1111110111 10111101011 1111 1110111101 101110001 11111101011 101010101111 01111101 1111011 1111111 1111001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 840 |
Words | 177 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 53 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
About this poem
A dialogue between an elderly and a child who's eager to grow up.
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Written on August 10, 2022
Submitted by fa250411 on August 15, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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