Analysis of Balloons Away
Mayu McDonald 2010 (Arizona)
As I let go of my balloon
I know it won’t return soon
And I watch it sore so very high
I sit I wonder and I sigh
Will I ever be free, free like that balloon?
I know in my heart no, not soon.
It goes and comes but soon it gone
Will this day be short or long?
My day my past I let go,
My griefs my sadness also
But what I would give to go back soon
Is a very very special balloon.
| Scheme | AABBAAXX CCAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111101 1111011 011111101 11110011 11101111101 11011111 11011111 1111111 1111111 1111010 111111111 1010101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 376 |
| Words | 87 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 142 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on March 11, 2021
Modified on April 27, 2023
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