Analysis of Forever Broken
As the evening sun melted slowly into the horizon
Long shadows fell upon the shimmering lake,
And in the twilight
Two swans moved gracefully together,
Their elegance
Silhouetted in the glow of the fading light.
Lost in each other's company they would roost the night,
Till dawn's early light began yet another day.
Like soulmates
They seemed truly pledged in their love,
And whilst she preened, he swam around
Head held high.
She began to build their nest gathering reeds and grasses,
He would keep guard
Vigilantly observing every movement.
Now and again though he would suddenly take flight,
Leaving her alone on the lake
And not returning for hours.
Their nest was almost ready and their courtship blossomed,
But then suddenly
He took off again and this time she followed.
Through green valleys over trees and rugged hills he soared,
Then down he glided
Homing in on another lake below.
He circled a reed bed
Where another swan appeared with cygnets,
And along the lake they paddled
Shading under the willows.
He had no idea
That he was being followed by the one he'd deceived,
She suddenly landed in front of them
And attacked him with wild fury.
Broken hearted and bruised
She managed to make it back home,
No eggs were laid in the nest
It deteriorated as the seasons past.
She was often approached for courtship
By other handsome swans,
But she would peck at them and flick out her wings
In blind anger.
Her dreams ended long ago
Something had died deep inside,
She seemed indeed
Forever broken.
TjHatton 19/10/13.
Scheme | ABCDECCXEXXXXXXCBXXFXXXGXEXXXXXFXXXXXXXDGXXA A |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (24%) |
Metre | 101011010010010 1110101001 0001 111100010 1100 01000110101 1011010011101 111010110101 11 11101011 01111101 111 10111111001010 1111 101010010 100111110011 10001101 01010110 11111001110 11100 11101011110 1110101010111 11110 1001010101 110011 101010111 00101110 101001 111010 1111010101101 1100100111 00111110 101001 11011111 1101001 10100010101 11100111 110101 11111101101 0110 0110101 1011101 1101 01010 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,497 |
Words | 264 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 44, 1 |
Lines Amount | 45 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 613 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 134 |
Font size:
Submitted on August 22, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 1:20 min read
- 1 View
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Forever Broken" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/71650/forever-broken>.
Discuss this tj hatton poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In