Analysis of I Fly

Ron VanHooser 1956 (Franklin County, MO)



I’ve always done the practical,
You could call me down to earth.
I’m what they call dependable,
I’ve been that way since birth.

I’ve done what is expected,
I’ve always acted my age.
Never was love freedom,
Nor loneliness a cage.

But now I see the mountain top
And here’s the reason why.
I’ve got a brand new pair of wings
And in your arms I fly.

Desires become reality,
The possible gets done,
Dreams no more ephemeral,
My spirit sees the sun.

The miracle is every day,
We only have to try.
I’ve got a brand new pair of wings
And in your arms I fly.


Scheme abab xcxc xdED xfaf xdED
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1110100 1111111 11110100 111111 1111010 111011 101110 110001 11110101 010101 11011111 001111 0100110 010011 1110100 110101 010011001 110111 11011111 001111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 548
Words 107
Sentences 9
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted by RonGV on May 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Ron VanHooser

Ron VanHooser is from the Ozarks of southern Missouri. His poetry is the voice of a heart and soul filled with love, passion and a deep appreciation of the beauty of the world and those he shares it with. He currently resides in the wine country of southwestern Oregon. more…

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