Analysis of Dragonfly
Ax.Barajas 1980 (Illinois)
In a world so delicate and fragile.
Amongst the shrubs and mushroom
patches.
Fly beneath the branches into fields
of green.
Hiding from the hawks or whatever
danger lurks your way.
The secrets you keep.
The things you've seen.
The colors of turquoise and green
Running down your spine.
A tiny streak you leave behind.
Flapping your wings at every second.
Following the path to the land of
enchantment.
Dragonfly tiny mighty warrior you are.
With your serpent tail and your eyes
full of wonder.
Got me into his dragon spell.
Fly beyond the clouds to an undying
sun. In valleys of endless seas and
hollow trees.
To sleep beneath the stars. For
tomorrow awaits new adventures.
Free from worries.
Free from fears.
Free from all that holds you back.
To another place within the vines.
Just until it's time to hide once again
from those dreadful hawks.
Mighty dragonfly. Fly fly fly away.
Scheme | XXXXA BCXA AXX DXX XXBX XDE XX EXX XXXC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0011100010 0101010 10 101010011 11 10101110 10111 01011 0111 01011001 10111 01011101 1011110010 100011011 010 1101010011 11101011 1110 11011101 1010111010 101011010 101 1101011 01011010 1110 111 1111111 101010101 1011111101 11101 10111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,049 |
Words | 188 |
Sentences | 26 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
I wrote this in a sense that we sometimes forget about nature and the things that happen out side our window. We sometimes take for granted the things we don't see. Nothing is what it seems. Enjoy!!
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Written on February 25, 2023
Submitted by axbarajas0419 on February 27, 2023
Modified by axbarajas0419 on March 01, 2023
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