Analysis of FantasyLand (2004)



faceless and loud, i probe the skies,
looking for light in a city of gloom.
a paradox is true when you look to the sea,
hoping to find a place where flowers will bloom.
a place with a smile, and two eyes to love,
far enough away to forget this depression.
with chagrin and a note of sadness do i admit the truth,
that the place i hail from has lost a blessing from above.
but in my heart i remember the warmth and compassion,
that never leaves me and burns steady and true.
a place where the children run free,
and the skies are always blue.
and one day i will find the valley,
where the dawn is a blessing.
a place to greet the morning,
with warmth and caressing.


Scheme ABCBDEFDEGCGCHHH
Poetic Form
Metre 10011101 1011001011 01011111101 10110111011 0110101111 101011011010 101001110110101 10111111010101 10111010010010 11011011001 01101011 001111 011111010 1011010 0111010 110010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 649
Words 131
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 516
Words per stanza (avg) 131
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Submitted on February 13, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Doug Hall

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