Analysis of The monster is still in your own castle's walls.



The monster is still in your own castle's walls.

When the night turns to morning and you still haven't slept.
When your day is spent in a gray haze because all you've done is weep.
When your thoughts and memories play tricks in your mind in great depth.
The monster is still in your own castle's walls.

When you look at your partner and see the same evil you thought you left.
When their hands become weapons you're filled with nothing but regret.

When you try to get away your children's safety is a threat.
The monster is still in your own castle's walls.

When you look at your children know they also have wept.
When the children you raised and love are doing the same self-neglect.
When they act it all out because their hearts and lives are just as unkempt.
The monster is still in your own castle's walls.

When your life seems like it's on constant repeat.
When the destruction you live with impacts all the challenges
you meet.
When knowing your worth but only feel seemingly endless defeat.
When the voices in your head make it impossible for you to enjoy anything because of defeat
The monster is still in your own castle's walls.


Scheme A bxxA xc cA bxxA dxdddA
Poetic Form
Metre 01011011101 1011110011101 1111100110111111 111010011011011 01011011101 11111100101101111 111011011110101 111110111010101 01011011101 1111110111011 1010110111001101 11111101110111101 01011011101 11111111001 100101110110100 11 1101111011001001 1010011110100111011001101 01011011101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,146
Words 230
Sentences 17
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 2, 2, 4, 6
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 48
Words per line (avg) 11
Letters per stanza (avg) 151
Words per stanza (avg) 35
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Submitted by ravensheart50 on October 19, 2023

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