Analysis of Elizabeth Laffeye



I quietly mourn on this woeful day,
For a sole year ago, in the balmy month of May,
I espoused a kindhearted woman, by the name, Laffeye.
A fine young damsel she was, my Elizabeth Laffeye

I ruled by her side each night and each day,
Oh, how I loved my Elizabeth Laffeye,
She was my gentle queen; My flawless gem; My gleaming ray; I was her devoted king; her one true love; her guardian manqué.
Hand-in-hand we ruled the world; I, and my Laffeye,
And we loved each other with a love more than love,
Of which the angels envied; of which the demons frayed This is no mere belief; but truth, I daresay.

But a lone year ago, in the brooding month of May
The sacred heavens (to which I formerly prayed)-
The sacred heavens could no longer hold back their dismay,
And the wrath of a thousand fallen cherubs was cast my way
Death knocked at the door, of my love, Laffeye,
And for the longest while, it delayed to give way,
But the door crushed under the pressure, creating a pathway-
A vile pathway, intended for my love, Laffeye The Angel of Death was taking her away.

Hence, I am her guardian manqué,
For I could not protect my queen;
I could not light my dimming ray,
I could not save my love; Elizabeth Laffeye

One year ago, in the agonizing month of may,
My queen died of cancer,
My light faded away

And now, in the misery of the month we call may,
I stand and weep, oh so solemnly, amidst a field begrimed by graves,
And beneath my feet, a throng of tormented souls,
Endure their eternal days;
And beneath my feet lies the sequel to this tragic play;
And beneath my feet, lies my long lost love, forevermore;
Elizabeth Laffeye


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Poetic Form
Metre 1100111101 1011010010111 10101101011 0111011101001 1110111011 1111101001 111101110111011100101011101001 10111011011 011110101111 110101011010111110111110 1011010010111 010101111001 01010111011101 001101010101111 111011111 010101101111 10111001001001 011010111101011110001 11101001 11110111 11111101 11111101001 1101001000111 111110 111001 0100100101111 1101111000101111 00111011101 0110101 00111101011101 00111111111 01001
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,595
Words 307
Sentences 5
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 6, 8, 4, 3, 7
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 39
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 209
Words per stanza (avg) 51
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Submitted on April 11, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Clay

I like to write poems when I'm bored, I'm a teen. I play the piano, the drums, and the violin. i never get anyone commenting on any of my poems, so if you happened to see this, you should take the time to write an honest comment on one of my poems..thanks!! email me: claydubberly@yahoo.com. more…

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