Analysis of Slow Dance



I’m nowhere near ready to even begin
thinking of marriage, but I’ll admit this:
Listening to those new songs brought
back old memories and future thoughts.
I remember slow dancing with you on
prom night and again at each banquet.
It felt like it was just you and there,
The rest of the world fell away- the music,
the lights, the rest of the room fell away
And it was just you and I.
There’s no need for thinking
and overthinking now.
The answer is crystal clear, even though
you have yet to ask.
Yes.

I want to feel like it’s just you and I forever.
I want to slow dance with you forever.


Scheme XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX AA
Poetic Form
Metre 1111011001 1011011011 10011111 111000101 1010110111 110011110 111111101 01101101010 0101101101 0111101 111110 011 0101101101 11111 1 1111111101010 1111111010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 598
Words 125
Sentences 8
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 15, 2
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 229
Words per stanza (avg) 57

About this poem

This poem is inspired by an old flame.

Font size:
 

Written on 2018

Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

37 sec read
2

Discuss this Payton Hayes poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Slow Dance" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 12 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/141993/slow-dance>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Payton Hayes

    »

    June 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    18
    days
    3
    hours
    58
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who wrote the 1892 poem Gunga Din?
    A Rudyard Kipling
    B Walt Whitman
    C Ho Xuan Huong
    D Alfred, Lord Tennyson