Analysis of Cage

Stewart Monroe 1986 (Ashtabula, Ohio)



Just an exhibition in this torpid zoo,
Eager eyes to fill a hand with intent,
Fingers tap my cage, bang the glass, I weigh the things I lose against all of the best of time you've spent.

Just an exhibition in this silent show,
Pleading ears to fill a tongue with rage,
Hatred thrown, shattered glass, parquet, 'John McHale-esque' but nonetheless, just another cage.

Just an exhibition for the weak of mind,
Burning lips to set my soul aflame,
A thoughtlessness engulfed in a once-savored time, the absence of love creates no greater pain.


Scheme XAA XBB XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1101001101 1011101101 101111011101110111011111 1101001101 101110111 10110101101110110101 1101010111 101111101 010100110101011011101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 544
Words 104
Sentences 3
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 47
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 141
Words per stanza (avg) 31

About this poem

This is about someone living with torment, and having to choose to live in silence as to not being the center of gossip and entertainment for others.

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Written on January 05, 2023

Submitted by j3sm714 on January 06, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Stewart Monroe

Born 1986 in Ashtabula, Ohio to a life of travel, love, gains, and losses. Former musician and songwriter. more…

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