Analysis of Circling the Drain
Jasmyne Billett 1998 (Durban)
At night is when I feel most content
Isn't it ironic?
The dark, silent night
Gloomy and bitter,
Makes me happy
My troubles are hidden amongst the shadows
And I am able to forget them
At least for a little while
My mind feels lighter
I dread going to sleep
For I know, when I wake up
And see the bright sun shining through my curtains
My troubles will settle once again
Quickly rushing in
Suffocating me
Making me long once again
For the night
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHDIJKLMELC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111110 101010 01101 10010 1110 1101100101 011101011 1110101 11110 111011 1111111 01011101110 110110101 10100 1001 1011101 101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 428 |
| Words | 85 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 17 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 353 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 85 |
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Submitted on January 03, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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