Analysis of Watch Man



I row my boat and glide lagoon, in secret nite of palest moon

The rite of which I now resume, draws out the spirits from candled tomb

I am the Watch Man of these waters, searching rippled glass

For lost and lonely sons and daughters, who seek my outstretched grasp

It is I, who drifts alone along, a dark and briny sea,
Swiftly maneuver, avoid the ones, who haunt their gaze toward me

Watch Man, it is the futile fate, to which I must agree

Watch Man, there is no other choice, no one to hear my plea

The spirits search, in vain for theirs, who left the shores of summer's glee

It is I, who now have won the night, as we head beneath the sea.


Scheme X X X X AA A A A A
Poetic Form
Metre 1111010101011101 0111110111010111 11011111010101 110101010111011 11111010101011 1001001011111011 11110101111101 11111101111111 0101011111011101 1111111011110101
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 650
Words 136
Sentences 1
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 50
Words per line (avg) 13
Letters per stanza (avg) 55
Words per stanza (avg) 14

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Who is Watching You?

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Written on October 23, 2023

Submitted by dante_unknown on October 23, 2023

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  • Squidney
    I really, really love this poem! It’s honestly so beautiful! Would it be okay if I analyzed it for a class project?
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