Analysis of The Mares of Night



Dread not the dreams of darkness,
For they lead unto the light,
And they teach you all you need to know,
To tame the mares of night.

To welcome you into your sleep,
Are the dwellers of your id,
They come to life to bring the fears,
That only you can rid.

The demons from your darkest thoughts,
That breathes with evil true,
Once reflected off a mirror,
Comes back as only you.

Though terror prevails you in your dreams,
And in a frenzied sweat you wake,
Your inner self is telling you,
Of changes you need to make.

With time you will understand,
That these monsters cruel and bold,
Is your subconscious showing you,
The ill habits that you hold.

So dread not the dreams of darkness,
Shun not the mares of night,
For then you’ll find that you will ride,
The stallions of the light.


Scheme ABXB XCXC XDXD XEDE XFDF ABXB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1101110 1111001 011111111 110111 11010111 1010111 11111101 110111 01011101 111101 10101010 111101 110011011 00010111 11011101 1101111 111101 11101001 11010101 0110111 11101110 110111 11111111 010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 759
Words 147
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 102
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Written on 1985

Submitted by Warbard on September 24, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Poet & Philosopher, Soldier & Scholar, Warrior & Writer, Husband & Historian, Father & Freemason. Since the early '80s, Warbard has been a pen name for Shelby Chandler who is a historian and has made a home for his wife and four daughters in the area of Fredericksburg, Virginia. more…

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