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 |
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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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