Analysis of Paper Dreams
Beggars seldom get to choose,
shriveled stomachs eat what's at hand.
And suffering whatever fate deals,
innocence fails to understand.
Desire is hard to ignore,
despite risk of pain or shame.
For hearts are eager to explore,
when love ignites passion's flame.
Blinded by promises of bliss,
youth feels its way in the dark.
And within fantasy's realm,
chases love's ever elusive spark.
Lies once stripped of luster,
slowly tear paper dreams apart.
Yet the scars from betrayal's sting,
will only strengthen their heart.
There are times that life offers
more to shun than to embrace.
And yet love guides fledgling hearts,
to another, better place.
Scheme | XAXA BCBC XDXD XEXE XFXF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1010111 10101111 01001011 1001101 01011101 0111111 11110101 110111 10110011 1111001 00111 101100101 111110 10110101 101111 1101011 1111110 1111101 0111101 1010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 625 |
Words | 106 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 103 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on October 09, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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