Analysis of Pilgrim



I am a pilgrim
Often I delve into the future
And life is at its bay
The trees are green,
Even the fruits are ripe to savor.
The flower blossom
Waving at the sun, their dearest
And smiling at the butterfly.

Then back into the dysphoria of the past
Which has determined to haunt me
 with imagery of a human carcass
That I hunted down in my diminutive stage.

I am deluged by its echo
As it reverberates and scribbles
On the wall of my heart.

Now I am in today,
Taking a step at a time
Making bricks.


Scheme ABCXBAXX XXXX XXX CXX
Poetic Form
Metre 11010 101101010 011111 0111 100111110 01010 10101110 0101010 110101101 11010111 1100101010 111010101001 11101110 11010010 101111 111001 1001101 101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 501
Words 110
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 4, 3, 3
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 97
Words per stanza (avg) 25

About this poem

This poem depicts how many thoughts run through a man's mind. It depicts how deeds of the past can create a long-lasting impact on the mind. In the first thought, the mind envisages the future to be bright and fair. It is optimistic about the future. The next thought, the memories of evil deeds haunt the mind. Although the deeds were done in ignorance, it didn't stop the memories from haunting. The next thought depicts how the mind is willing to be better and make progress.

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Written on September 29, 2022

Submitted by Ogefavour1st on September 29, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Okezue Ogechukwu Favour

My name is Okezue Ogechukwu Favour. I hail from ihiala Local Government area, Anambra state, Nigeria. I am a student of the department of English and Literary studies,at University of Portharcourt, Choba, River state, Nigeria. I am a 200l student. I love poetry and started out my poetry career in 2019. I see poetry as a medium to express thought and ideas in logical and concise way. more…

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