Analysis of Who am I?
Soror Lux Vitae 1983 (Kirkcaldy)
Who am ‘I’?
‘I’ is not ‘me’
I is the person I wants you to see
‘I’ remains hidden, even from me.
Who is this person?
Can’t I be free?
Where am I?
Where do I reside?
The places I live, the places I hide?
Is ‘I’ just a creation inside my own mind?
A made up concept one can never find?
What am I?
What have I to gain?
Am I my thoughts?
My memories?
My collection of pains?
Am I the things I think each day?
The things I’ve done but cannot say?
Am I the person that I want to be?
Or just the persona you project onto me?
Am I my actions?
My body?
My soul?
Or am I just the observer of these things as they go?
Who perceives I from behind the thick veil?
Is I the observer or the real holy grail?
I remains hidden
Even from me
Who is this person?
Can’t I be free?
| Scheme | abbbCB addee axxxx ffbb xbxx gg cbCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (43%) Etheree (40%) |
| Metre | 111 1111 1101011111 101101011 11110 1111 111 11101 0101101011 111001001111 0111011101 111 11111 1111 1100 101011 11011111 01111101 1101011111 110010110101 11110 110 11 11110010111111 1011101011 110010101101 10110 1011 11110 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 794 |
| Words | 195 |
| Sentences | 26 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 30 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
My poem is exploring the concept of self beyond the body, the mind, the soul & the perceptions of others.
Font size:
Written on November 25, 2022
Submitted by SororLuxVitae on November 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 58 sec read
- 4 Views
0 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Who am I?" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 5 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/146246/who-am-i%3F>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Soror Lux Vitae poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In