Analysis of DARK FEEDERS OF THE NIGHT
Dark feeders at night
Winging above the rooftops,
Seeking living food.
Watching for movement
Or for any sign of life
In the dark streets below.
Even the slightest glimmer
Will start them screeching,
As they start to dive.
Hearing the screeching
Animals and humans start,
Running for cover.
As night feeders swoop
Drawing ever nearer,
Their prey is nowhere safe.
Talons readying
They zoom towards their meal,
Then flying off again.
Without stopping
Their victims crying shrilly,
They head into the night.
THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Scheme | AXX XXB CDX DXC XCX DXX DBA XXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011 100101 10101 10110 1110111 001101 1001010 11110 11111 10010 1000101 10110 11101 101010 11111 10100 110111 110101 0110 110101 110101 01 101010 100100010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 555 |
| Words | 92 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 58 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Dark feeders at night Winging above the rooftops, Seeking living food.
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Written on June 03, 2021
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on June 08, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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