Analysis of The Power Game
Abby Kesington 1979 (Lagos)
In the game of love, we dance on life’s battlefield,
In the silent spaces where frustrations yield.
He, a lion, exudes dominance and might,
While I, a deer, caught in his gaze, take flight.
His presence, a predator’s stealthy stare,
I feign stillness, as if caught unaware.
Pretending submission, a delicate charade,
In this intricate dance, love’s game is played.
I try to wriggle free from his tight embrace,
But he pins me down, claiming all is fair game!
“I'll be gentle,” he purrs with a sly grin.
Stroking my head with his tongue's cunning spin.
Salivating, ready to cut through my vein,
My hind feet kicks fiercely, breaking his reign.
In that moment, survival trumps the dance,
Love's game now a fight, a wild, desperate chance.
The lion, surprised, retreats in dismay,
As the deer stands firm, finding her own way."
Scheme | AABB CCDD XXEE FFGG HH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 00111111110 00101010101 10100110001 1101101111 1100100101 111011101 010010010001 0110011111 11110111101 11111101111 1110111011 1011111101 1001011111 1111101011 0110010101 1110101101 0100101001 1011110011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 844 |
Words | 165 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
Borne out of an unsavvy experience. Where you are trapped, and your instinct is all you have as a way of escape.....
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Written on April 08, 2024
Submitted by Abbykesington on April 08, 2024
Modified by Abbykesington on April 08, 2024
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