Analysis of The Unicorn Maiden
The Unicorn Maiden By David Inch
In a dream I saw a woman
Like the woman only seen in a dream
Her beauty was pure and radiant
With skin like peaches and cream
She danced in a field of gold
Like a child without a care
Her smile could launch the royal fleet
I beheld a princess so fair
Off in the distance an animal appeared
Pure white with a golden horn
It came to the woman and joined in the dance
It was the legendary unicorn
This dream became reality
When I woke from sleep unladen
And I saw as she came upon me
That she was the unicorn maiden
We embraced each other tightly
As we danced in the field together
And I knew in my heart that she
Was the dream I could dream of forever
And with her maiden in love and so happy
The protector vanished with the wind
And as I love this princess for ever
She’ll remain my unicorn maiden
But every once in a while
We’ll dance where the unicorn roam
In the dream that brought her to me
With a love that we can call home
Scheme | X ABXB XCXC XDXD EAEA EFEF EXFA XGEG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010101101 00111010 1010101001 010110100 1111001 1100111 1010101 01110101 1101011 10010110001 1110101 11101001001 11010010 110110 111111 011111011 11101010 10111010 111001010 01101111 1011111010 01010010110 001010101 0111110110 10111010 11001001 1110101 00111011 10111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,012 |
Words | 202 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem upon meeting my now wife. Our story reminded me of ancient love stories of magic and folklore. She was my dream come true, a Maiden of magic. Thus The Unicorn Maiden
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Written on July 21, 2004
Submitted by Corsairpilot47 on November 01, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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