Analysis of Allegory of the Moon
You're there when the light goes out
Can you see me?
I know you are there even when the sky isn't clear
When I am lost, I keep you near
The dark clouds may cover you
Can you stop the rain?
I know you can't always be here
You help my find my path and which way to steer
If the night grows long will you dissappear?
That's why I love the moon
It will always be clear
| Scheme | ABCCDEFCCGC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110111 1111 1111110101101 11111111 0111101 11101 1111111 11111101111 10111111 111101 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 365 |
| Words | 82 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 279 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 78 |
About this poem
This poem represents struggle finding a soulmate while using the constant of the moon in the sky as a reminder that things will work out in the end. It is also representing the moon as a guidance during hard times and that a soulmate can also provide the same support but in a different way. The moon represents a loved one.
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