Analysis of The Raven and The Dove
When you glance at me going past you in the hall
Know that it is not the real me you call
I am but a being without a purpose
Playing a role day after day
Wearing a mask with no holes for sunlight to shine through
When the phrase “Are you well?” is asked of me
My words are lodged down my throat
Locked away in a cell
The key lost in the abyss of my mind
So do not speak of lies
Nor phrases you doubt yourself
Speak of your story
For I am deaf to your reasons
You are the dove free of chains
But I am the raven held to the ground by my own will
So do not say you and me are alike
For we are not
| Scheme | AA XXX BXXX XXBX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111011001 1111101111 11101001010 10011101 100111111111 1011111111 1111111 101001 0110001111 111111 1101101 11110 11111110 1101111 11101011011111 1111101101 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 602 |
| Words | 138 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
About this poem
The Poem The Raven and The Dove is about how you may see someone in one way yet they are hiding their true emotions from the fear that no one will understand them.
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Written on December 06, 2022
Submitted by rifkinlily on December 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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