Analysis of Shadow's Echo



Her shadow haunts me throughout my day,
flitting away, always just out of my sight;
waxing and waning, affecting my tide,
then disappearing like a hawk in flight.

A vision of a ghost, an echo from before,
whispering sweet promises within my ear;
leaving my mind in a blanket of euphoria,
as she silently slips away in a fog of fear.

Dropping little kisses within my soul,
ever so gently she caresses my heart;
reaching for her, as she fades away,
watching as she cracks and crumbles apart.

Sewn together, an endless thread of hope,
even a burden of despair, cannot break;
waiting patiently for her shadow's return,
forever haunting me, around this lonely lake.

Whispering promises of an endless summer,
quietly within my ear, I hear her say she is mine;
haunted, I must be lost within this endless dream,
for as I look around, alone, her I cannot find.


Scheme ABXB XXXX XCAC XDXD XXXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (60%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 01110111 1001111111 1001001011 101010101 010101110101 10011000111 1011001010100 1110010100111 1010100111 10110101011 101011101 1011101001 1010110111 10010101101 1010010101 010101011101 100100111010 10001111101111 101111011101 1111010101101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 854
Words 153
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 134
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Submitted on January 13, 2015

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Gabriel McBride

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