Analysis of Night Terrors
I'm being tormented every night
For these terrors are not right
I have dreams within dreams
Don't know if they're true,
But it's how it seems
How can I go on if all I feel is fear?
How can I continue to say "I love you dear"?
I want to believe that they're not real
I want to rid my mind of this constant feel
Someone please help me, I cannot go on-
Just load a gun, and with that I'll be gone.
I'd rather take the easy way out
For my life as of now is just a doubt
| Scheme | AABXB CCDD XXEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110101001 1110111 111011 11111 11111 11111111111 111010111111 111011111 11111111101 111111011 1101011111 110101011 1111111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 453 |
| Words | 100 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 117 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on March 24, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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