Analysis of A Demon That Hides
Fear is a thief stealing into the future,
the past its lot to pawn
A larcenous demon that hides in the night,
from the gallant, intrepid—and strong
(Dreamsleep: May, 2020)
Scheme | XX XX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011001010 011111 01001011001 101001001 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 169 |
Words | 30 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 5 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 45 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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