Analysis of Fragile Butterfly



She came to you, she didn't belong
 You knew she was fragile, not very strong
 Delicate, dainty, full of grace
 Gossomer, silk, wings of lace

No barriers, no cold stony wall
 Lovingly giving to you her all
 Ecstatically, joyously she gave her trust
 You did what you did, what you felt you must

You used, abused, loved and hid from the world, never let it be said
 petted...
 She brought a mountain of pleasure to your place
 With her strange little ways, her happy little face

She shut out the world, there were only you two
 Yet daily, away from you she grew
 Flitting away at the end of the day
 Away for a moment, tomorrow she'll delay

It's wings you broke, it's heart left sore
 Web-like threads tied her to you evermore
 The pain she carries forever with her
 You heard not a sigh, but a soft murmur

Perhaps one day she'll again venture near
 More slowly, not quickly as she'll now disappear
 No words can be spoken, nothing said by you
 She is as softly transparent as the morning dew

Never can you mend, do you know naught why ?
 She's afraid to again fly up to you
 You heard not a sigh, but a sob and a cry
 When you kissed the wings of a butterfly


Scheme AABB CCDD XXBB EEFF GGHH IIEE JEJJ
Poetic Form Quatrain  (86%)
Metre 111111001 1111101101 10010111 11111 110011101 100101101 010011101 1111111111 1101101101101111 10 11010110111 101101010101 11101101011 110011111 1001101101 01101001101 11111111 111101110 0111001010 1110110110 0111101101 11011011101 11111010111 1111001010101 1011111111 1011011111 11101101001 111011010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,172
Words 225
Sentences 3
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 129
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Submitted by hitalot on May 07, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:07 min read
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Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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