Analysis of Nightmares
The demons come in the dark of the night.
They rummage around out of sight.
They find the fears you hide so well.
They make them grow and bloom and swell.
When the air is filled with smells of fear,
They take the soul of every care.
When you wake your soul seems fake.
Your essence begins to shutter and shake.
You call to the angels to give you strength .
But always keep them at arms length.
They hold and stroke and sooth your soul.
Until your fears are back in their hole.
The cycle continues every night, and day.
While you struggle to find your way.
Your soul in search of a place that's warm.
To protect yourself from the constant storm.
Take the anger, hate and fear and and let them go.
For no demon can survive in such a soul.
Scheme | AABBXX CCDDEE FFGGXE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0101001101 11001111 11011111 11110101 101111111 110111001 1111111 1100111001 1110101111 1111111 11010111 011111011 010010100101 11101111 110110111 1010110101 101010100111 11101010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 719 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 191 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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