Analysis of The Demon Of the Woods

Jake Vitaly Taub 2010 (Lake Oswego Oregon)



On a Cold night, in my comfy chair, I began to feel quite Bothered
Sitting alone, in the comfort of my home, without my mother and father.
But I’m perfectly fine alone right now, lying by myself.
There's a BB gun underneath my bed, and a smoke bomb on the shelf.
Why am I scared? I’ll tell you now, but I’m telling you beware.
The demon hiding in the woods, and his hideous, haunting Glare.

Eyes like fire, and Teeth like knives, he prays on the lost and takes their lives
Tall black and slender, like a crooked dark oak,
And if you listen really closely, you can hear his evil Croak

His arms and legs Contorted, to slink among the trees.
He hears all sounds, including yours, Pray that you don’t sneeze.
He’s quite hard to notice, even with his horns.
His claws are sharp and bloody, and will pierce your skin like thorns.

But I’m not all that worried, afterall, why should I.
As long as you’ve got some salt and pepper
He’ll likely pass you by.
Anyone could catch him
I don’t see how they could
Everyone knows to fear him
The Demon In woods.


Scheme XABBCC XDD EEFF GAGHXHX
Poetic Form
Metre 10110110110111110 1001001011101110010 11100101111011 101101110011101 111111111110101 0101000101100101 11100111111010111 11010101011 0111010101111101 1101010110101 1111010111111 11111010111 11110100111111 111111010111 1111111010 110111 10111 111111 101111 01001
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,066
Words 213
Sentences 13
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 6, 3, 4, 7
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 40
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 201
Words per stanza (avg) 50

About this poem

A fictional Story about a Demonic Being who lurks in a young boy's backwoods.

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Written on May 30, 2023

Submitted by Taub801743 on May 30, 2023

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Jake Vitaly Taub

I'm 13 years old, and I currently live in Lake Oswego, Oregon. I had my sense of writing brought out by my Writer's Workshop Teacher Mrs. Hoover. I'm looking forward to participating in this challenge, and doing the best I can. more…

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