Analysis of The Nightmare
Night time comes, the sandman calls, suddenly reality fades
fantasy begins, the lights are dim
The scene sets, time it has nothing on you
no beginning, no end, no middle
Gently at first, slow and focused, you see it you cry out,
no one hears but you
You scream, you beg, you plead with it to stop, but, it doesn't,
it goes on forever, Suddenly as by stroke of fate, daylight
Then it begins, the reality of the night before
It plays over and over again, every time you blink
Now there's no sound, just images
The day goes forward, precious energy
You yearn to forget, you pray it leaves you
But, it doesn't, it stays, calling you by your name
So you change your face, but it recognizes you always
You put on a façade, you smile always
But its there, and you know, when the evening comes
It will be back, over and over and over
Just repeating itself till you die from it
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111011100101 100010111 0111111011 101011110 10111010111111 11111 11111111111110 111010100111111 110101010101 111001001100111 11111100 0111010100 1110111111 111011101111 111111110011 111011111 11101110101 111110010010 10100111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 884 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 7 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 170 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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