Analysis of Awake because sandman cut down expenses (Sandman I)



It's in the middle of the night
I woke up feeling restless
a dream had a message
one I did not get

I turned and turned and turned
sleep didn't want to come no more
and those bedsocks on my feet
pfff I took them off, awfully warm

Sleep still kept its distance
I slipped out of bed
made myself a cup of tea
sipping it with care

Suddenly I saw the sandman
and asked him: Sandman why,
don't you give me enough sand
so I can sleep all night?

That my dear is not that easy
to know how much you need
also I have my orders
not to spill a thing

But what about my dreams I asked
I do not have a clue
I need to know the end you see
they are important to me

Sorry but this sand is special
not with others to compare
and to make it always last
I have to cut down the expense


Scheme AXXX XXXX XXBC XXXA BXXX XXBB XCXX
Poetic Form
Metre 10010101 1111010 011010 11111 110101 11011111 011111 11111101 111110 11111 110111 10111 1001101 01111 1111011 111111 11111110 111111 1011110 11101 11011111 111101 11110111 1101011 10111110 1110101 011111 11111001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 734
Words 163
Sentences 2
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 85
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted by Jet-Rood on April 19, 2015

Modified on March 05, 2023

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