Analysis of Icy Blue
“Icy Blue, please tell us you’ll stay true—
don’t leave so soon, we will need you.
You may not be one of the original nine,
but we see you as an integral piece to our design.”
I am not part of the ordinary so cast me out.
Not to be trusted, so ante up your doubts.
I spin here uncontrollably in the same cycle,
attempting to ascend this black hole of denial.
I’m surrounded and terrorized by my misfortune,
at too great a distance to meditate with the sun.
Neptune will pass near me every once in a while.
It’s upsetting he isn’t able to muster a simple smile.
I feel that my opportunity is much overdue,
but they always tell me…
“Icy Blue, please tell us you’ll stay true—
don’t leave so soon we will need you.
You may not be one of the original nine,
but we see you as an integral piece to our design.”
I have yet to be correctly defined
What do you mean I’m not the correct size?
My apologies for not amounting to your expectations.
Surely you can forgive me, I had no say in my creation.
I was under the impression I held at least an ounce of importance.
I used to be young, I was loved; naive and innocent.
Shooting stars will pass near me every once in a while.
It’s upsetting they aren’t able to muster a simple smile.
I feel that my existence is much overdue,
but they always tell me…
“Icy Blue, please tell us you’ll stay true—
don’t leave so soon we will need you.
You may not be one of the original nine,
but we see you as an integral piece to our design.”
Scheme | AABB xx cc dd ee aF AABB xx xd xx ee aF AABB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101111111 11111111 111111001001 111111100111001 1111101001111 11110110111 111010000110 0101011111010 101001011010 111010110101 1011111001001 101011101100101 1111010011101 11111 101111111 11111111 111111001001 111111100111001 1111101001 1111110011 101001101011010 1011011111101010 111000101111111010 1111111110100 10111111001001 1010110101100101 111101011101 11111 101111111 11111111 111111001001 111111100111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,482 |
Words | 291 |
Sentences | 20 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on February 20, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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