Analysis of A Lonely Man's Dream



A Lonely Man's Dream

I wish I could write a love song
 A song that would take away the pain
 A song about a very lonely man
 Too many times hurt and used for someone else's gain

A song that could renew some trust and faith
 To a heart one time too many broken and torn
 A song to fill the heart full of joy and happiness
 Replace all the bad memories, darkness and scorn

If only such a song could be written
 That could portray the true meaning of love
 So many difficult questions could be answered
 The sun would shine so much brighter above

Am I a fool, and all this just a dream
 To think a simple song could be the answer
 Nevertheless, I think I will continue to hope and sing
 Even if sometimes it comes out only in a whisper


Scheme A XBXB XCXC XDXD AEXE
Poetic Form
Metre 01011 11111011 011110101 0101010101 110110111101 0111011101 101111101001 0111011110100 11011001001 1101011110 1101011011 110100101110 0111111001 1101011101 11010111010 00111110101101 10101111100010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 729
Words 147
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 115
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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Submitted by hitalot on June 06, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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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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