Analysis of A forest full



A forest full of the tallest tree.
The moon hung high above their canopy.
The nights wind blew a gentle melody.
But beneath lay a different story.

A forest full of duff and debris.
The land lay scattered with weaponry.
Among the dead lay a wounded knight.
His body lay beaten in the dead of night.

A forest full of scenery.
What a beautiful sight to see.
The mist crept in tired of waiting.
To engulf the man and his aching.

A forest full of hurt and wailing.
To reflect on a life of training.
A single tear rolled down his cheek.            In the end he was too weak.

A life full of pain and agony.
His memory then jolted suddenly.
Of the times of joy and times of peace.
Tears filled his eyes as he embraced decease.


Scheme AAAA AABB AACC CCX AADD
Poetic Form
Metre 010110101 0111011100 0111010100 1011010010 010111001 011101100 010110101 11011000111 01011100 10100111 011010110 101010110 010111010 101101110 010111110011111 011110100 1100110100 101110111 1111110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 734
Words 160
Sentences 21
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 3, 4
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 110
Words per stanza (avg) 30

About this poem

I wrote this poem in my bed at like 1:am on a school night. I enjoy it as i believe it expresses much of my interest in natural beauty and knights. It also explores a theme of reflection and death aswell which i find rather cool.

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Written on May 31, 2023

Submitted by Houseguest on May 30, 2023

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Conor Cashman

Im a young dude living in Ireland who has a big interest in movies, art, videogames, music and literature as I love exploring the deeper meaning behind and fully understanding the skill, time and work needed to fully construct these masterpieces. Apart from that im a good student and succeed well in geography and English but I feel like a regular job isn't for me when I eventually leave my school. I also play sports like rugby and a bit of footy sometimes aswell as working out ( But i could definitely do that some more tbh ) more…

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