The fish



All the fish wanted was to swim in the sea.
To get to see the world outside the tank.
The fish's dream is to get to be free.

The dream of lots of space is a guarantee,
And to get to swim freely by an ocean bank.
All the fish wanted was to swim in the sea.

But the fish still sit here confined in a tank in Tennessee,
Owned by a cruel owner named Jack.
The fish's dream is to get to be free.

The fish will try to hatch a plan to flee,
A plan that requires a difficult task.
All the fish wanted was to swim in the sea.

The plan will be going into action immediately.
The fish escaped through the drain in pitch-black.
The fish's dream is to get to be free.

But in the pitch-black, there is light he could see.
The fish made it to the sea of the free.
All the fish wanted was to swim in the sea.
The fish's dream is to get to be free.

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A villanelle about a fish

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Submitted by JZubkoff on May 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AbA abA acA axA acA aaAA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 836
Words 199
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4

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