Analysis of In The Shadow Behind Me
Standing still waiting to be discovered
Like a lost relic buried in the desert
I will be saved by my one true love
It’s magical thinking
Little girl dreaming
Searching for the happy ending that never ends
From conception
Resting in a womb
Woven of fairytales and lace
Wrapped in silk
And sprinkled with stardust
A wish filled baptism
A testament of faith
He will find me
And I will be complete
I regurgitate the spoon-fed indoctrination
My throat burns
The bitter taste of freedom
The never ending if I had only
Is but a whisper
From a voice I no longer recognize
That young girl is where she should be
Not in front
But in the shadow behind me
| Scheme | XXX AAX BXX XXC XDX BXC DXX DXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011011010 10110100010 111111111 110010 10110 101010101101 1010 10001 1011001 101 01011 011100 010011 1111 011101 1100110010 111 0101110 0101011110 11010 101111010 11111111 101 1001011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 654 |
| Words | 129 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 65 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
About this poem
This poem is about a woman finding her self and letting go of the beliefs that a woman needs a man to be a complete person.
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Written on March 10, 2022
Submitted by lisacampbell29 on March 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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