Analysis of Captive
The song was a dreamy muse
Captivating with misty arms
Reaching for submission
Taunting with mysteries of desire
It took captive the vulnerable
Demanding abode with a weary soul
The seduction was hypnotic
Words danced in unison
Thunderous claps heard for eons
Until… the light filtered the mist
The colors! beautiful colors
Filter through the doubt
The mist parted in blue
A rainbow set in the heavens
A reminder that there was
A place being built to rest
| Scheme | XXAX XXXA BXXX XBXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0110101 1001101 101010 1011001010 111001000 0100110101 00101010 110100 10011110 01011001 01010010 10101 011001 0110010 0010111 0110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 448 |
| Words | 80 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Written on March 27, 2016
Submitted by Cats... on August 18, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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