Analysis of Guarded



Heart shattered like a glass globe dropped on a tile floor.
thousands of pieces....
wishing, wanting... waiting to be whole again.
I've spent hundreds of days gluing the pieces back, but never to form a whole globe.
cracks and sharp pieces await another destiny.
I scream at the top of my lungs, but no sound escapes my pale, dry lips.
I form a wooden box from my fingertips to lock away this glass.
I will not let it shatter again. I will protect it at all costs.
It's not fair to be dancing in a field of daisy's, feeling the wind through my long brown hair just to wake up to a nightmare.


Scheme ABCDEFGHI
Poetic Form
Metre 110101111011 10110 10101011101 1110111010111011011 1011001010100 11101111111011111 1101011110110111 11111100111011111 11111100011101001111111111101
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 594
Words 121
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 51
Words per line (avg) 13
Letters per stanza (avg) 455
Words per stanza (avg) 113

About this poem

This is a challenge poem. I have written the start and would love for others to add to it in whatever interpretation they get!!

Font size:
 

Written on November 17, 2023

Submitted by teresapiccione95 on November 17, 2023

37 sec read
6

Discuss this Teresa P poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Guarded" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/173911/guarded>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    10
    days
    11
    hours
    5
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    From which London landmark did Wordsworth celebrate the view in his poem beginning: "Earth has not any thing to show more fair..."
    A Waterloo Sunset
    B The Tower of London
    C Westminster Bridge
    D Hampstead Heath