Analysis of Dystopia Under a Utopic Sky



Clouds paint an ashen sky,
with fine brush strokes   
that begin as feathery ephemeral wisps,
then transmute to fluffy cotton wool balls.   

Stratus strides his boldness -
hues of pure white
blending into deepening blues reaching outwards,
before forming into Nimbostratus.

The Altocumulus
likes the patchwork-
patterns of curls and swirls so graceful and serene
that soar upwards becoming lost in sun.

Cirrocumulus clouds
paint their motifs -
rainbow hues so exquisitely celestial
grazing serenely on airy pastures.

Cumulonimbus now
bosses in and
splashes his darkening mood evoking drama,
morphing into creatures fierce and thund’ry.

But …
Below this utopic
sea of delights
grave grey pavements bear the wear and tear of traffic -
forging dystopian dispositions.


Scheme ABBX XXXB BXXX XXXX XXXX XAXXX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (36%)
Metre 111101 1111 101110001001 111101011 101110 1111 100110011010 0110011 01 101 101101110001 1110010101 11 1101 111100010 10010011010 11 1000 101100101010 100110101 1 0111 1101 111010101110 101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 773
Words 132
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 104
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

This poem was an exercise in teaching my students how to use imagery and juxtaposition.

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Submitted by susannaelliott on February 10, 2024

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Susanna Elliott-Newth

Susanna is a teacher, living near the coastal fringes of the Illawarra Coastline in NSW, Australia. Her environment is her stimulus for her writing. She has published four books of short stories, as well as her own memoir book, and writes educational resources for teachers. more…

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