Analysis of Fire
I watched as all of the things set on fire
The memory, so easily expired
All of the words, haunted me like a ghost
So l threw out the pages, and the words, I’d roast
Because something so blue
Became an orangey hue
As the flames caught, I was distraught over you
The sticks and the daggers that you once used to beat me
Now lie underneath the fire so neatly
The scars and the tears became dry from the air
So now I lie awake wondering if you’ll return
Your spirit, I cleared it, but I’m still concerned
I leave this fire for you to see us diminish
But also to find out if you seek forgiveness
Scheme | XXAABBB CCXXXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111011110 0100110001 1101101101 111101000111 011011 01111 10111101101 0100101111111 1101010110 01001011101 1111011001101 11011111101 1111011111010 110111111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 608 |
Words | 128 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 232 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 59 |
About this poem
This poem is about an abusive relationship that you can never escape from. There will always be something about the person that intrigues you. There will always be a desire to make the relationship work.
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