Analysis of Out of the cage
Rebecca Yeo 2007 (Sydeny)
From within the enclosure they rage
Out of the fences, out of the cage
For in captivity they were born
Yet we feel the need to scorn
For wanting to explore we cannot blame
But rather we should cry in shame
Why is it that we decree?
We have denied their long for free
In the end, they returned
From this, their freedom burned
For in the humans, they have faith
Where it is sweet, where it is safe
Yet one still resists
He will not be another name on their lists
He wants to run, he wants to roam
For it is in the wild, he calls home
Yet they rage on, to crush the fun
They draw out their great big gun
He cowers in fear, he steps back
Then suddenly, it all turns black
Scheme | AABBCCDD EEXXFFGG HHII |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) Tetractys (25%) |
Metre | 101001011 110101101 100100101 1110111 1101011101 11011101 1111101 11011111 001101 111101 10010111 11111111 11101 11110101111 11111111 111001111 11111101 1111111 1101111 11001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 669 |
Words | 140 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 173 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
About this poem
This poem is inspired by the recent news story “Taronga Zoo orders independent review of lions escape through fence”. It follows the story of 5 lions who has escaped from Taronga Zoo, with all 4 going back but one who needed to be tranqulised.
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Written on November 04, 2022
Submitted by tayla.buttarocurtis on November 03, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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