Analysis of Through The Keyhole Darkly
Through the keyhole darkly,
he could now remember his name
Through the keyhole darkly,
his medicine kicked in once again
Through the keyhole darkly,
he knew his daughter by her face
Through the keyhole darkly,
he was back at home in his space
Through the keyhole darkly,
his dog was closely by his side
Through the keyhole darkly,
his eyes though saddened, opened wide
Through the keyhole darkly,
her voice unwrapped the precious gift
Through the keyhole darkly,
of a love once anchored, set adrift
Through the keyhole darkly,
he felt the light begin to dim
Through the keyhole darkly,
his markers fade, his reference thin
Through the keyhole darkly,
the killer thief arrives once more
Through the keyhole darkly,
all loss of self—a closing door
(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2016)
Scheme | Ax Ax Ab Ab Ac Ac Ad Ad Ax Ax Ae Ae x |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 10110 11101011 10110 110010101 10110 11110101 10110 11111011 10110 11110111 10110 11110101 10110 01010101 10110 101110101 10110 11010111 10110 110111001 10110 01010111 10110 11110101 0100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 761 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 49 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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