Analysis of The Flame
She can see the flames in his eyes
And hear the echos of unheard cries
Playing with fire, she has been burned
Because he is the fire, he has learned
He whispers sweet promises, he says he is true
She cannot believe him until he follows through
Drawn to the flame, unable to resist
For too long its been since either's been kissed
Drawn to the flame, the heat and the light
Drawn to him makes her life seem right
Follow him, she one day might do
To follow and love him, to him, she'll be true
For he is gone to a far away place
All he wants is to see a loving face
In her, he can see the warmth and the love
She's his guardian angel sent down from above
She is his link to the mainland, his link to home
He always thinks about her when laying cold and alone
Alone in a strange land's darkness, alone in his bed
For his country he's serving, for his country he's bled
Patiently waiting, for him she will be
Until he is home, until he is free.
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE CC FF GG XX HH II |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 11101011 010101011 101101111 0111010111 110110011111 110011011101 1101010101 111111111 110101001 11110111 10111111 11001111111 1111101011 1111110101 0011101001 111001011101 11111011111 1110101101001 0100111001011 1110110111011 1001011111 0111101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 929 |
Words | 190 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 66 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on April 22, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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