Analysis of A Girl with the Red Balloon
Am I Dreaming?
Well,I tell you my darling
As I lay here with my mournful slumber
Life for me ain’t been no good
Hasn’t seen the light of day
Stuck in this infirmary bed of grass
The world was closing in between myself
Haven’t got all day to see you
Life for me wasn’t perfect or granite countertops
Or a glass staircase
Or diamond earrings
Or a Red Corvette with reflect mirrors
It wasn’t much time, darling
Why was it so dark, I compiled
Why was it so cold, I feared
Why was it so lonely, I cried
Life for me wasn’t fancy for me
I gave my two legs and two hands
For my only child
That I carried beyond this earth
My joy and My only supporter
O, my daughter
My life, I give for us
Sacrifice was my only hope
Wanted the best life for you
The Dawn is soon near
I’m Sorry, I can’t see you
For one last time
All I have was this Red Balloon
And Given by you
With this Red Balloon
Who I seen with hours as go by
I say hello
Wandering in the Open Plains
It spoke quietly hello
As It reminds me dearly you
Reminds me the good moments
Moments we experienced together
The best or the worst
Every moment I pondered with you
Will always be my favorite
But last words spoken quietly
Came toward the Red Balloon
Said
“You won’t die”
“You won’t die”
“You won’t die”
“You won’t die”
“You won’t die”
Come Home
And fertile your soil
Scheme | aabxxx xcxxx xadxx exdxb bxxcxcx fcfgh xhcxbx cxefxGGGGGxx |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110 111110 1111111010 1111111 110111 1010100111 011100011 1111111 11110111010 1011 11010 1010110110 111110 11111101 1111111 11111011 11111011 11111011 11101 11100111 110110010 1110 111111 1011101 1001111 01111 1101111 1111 11111101 01011 11101 111110111 1101 10000101 1110001 11011101 0110110 1010100010 01101 1001011011 1111100 11110100 1010101 1 111 111 111 111 111 11 01011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,371 |
Words | 274 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 5, 5, 5, 7, 5, 6, 12 |
Lines Amount | 51 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 128 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
About this poem
This poem is inspired by the Banksy mural “Girl with Balloon” and a forever relationship.
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Written on April 07, 2022
Submitted by marcelrandolph128 on November 20, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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