Analysis of Symbolic Realism (A Reverse Metaphor)



Lost in a thought -
Between a hope and a dream
An unexpected promise of unwarranted focus

That which I've sought -
Rips apart at the seams
Connected to the other and losing my locus

Though it may not be pure ecstacy
You've slowly become my muse
If it'd only bloom how I want it to be
I still wouldn't know which one to choose

This house of cards is falling down
and the Joker, laughing, calls my name
The Queen has suffered and aloud she sings
for whimpering clouds to rain her King

Travel the sands of time; an eternity out of reach
the Poet in Exile emerges from the beach
His head in line with the sun on the horizon
Naked, calm, He breathes into Natures soul

Never before has he opened a door -
 -Opened a door such as this

A world of passion and yearning for more
 -on the lips of existence, they kiss


Scheme AXB AXB BCXC XXXX DDXX EF EF
Poetic Form
Metre 1001 0101001 1010101010010 1111 101101 0101010010110 1111111 1100111 110101111111 111011111 11111101 001010111 0111000111 110011101 10011110100111 01001010101 110110110010 1011101101 1001111001 1001111 0111001011 101101011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 785
Words 158
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on June 06, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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