Analysis of Swimming with Dolphins



I feel like a dolphin,
Swimming through navy blue
As I stare up at the stars
and think longingly of you

I drift atop the waves,
That reflect in the skies
And dip below the surface,
For fresh ocean eyes

But just like the dolphin,
Who swims through the night
Looking to help
And be somebody's light

I'll be there for you,
For as long as the wind can roam
As it ripples up those navy blue waves,
That gently carry you home


Scheme ABXB CDXD AEXE BFCF
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 111010 101101 1111101 0110011 110101 101001 0101010 11101 111010 11101 1011 01101 11111 11110111 1110111011 1101011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 404
Words 83
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 82
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on April 25, 2023

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