Analysis of BOGEYMAN
Ken Bartlett 1934 (Leominsterr Mass)
Saturday night is not one of delight,
too often it becomes one of fright.
Dinner as always is franks and baked beans.
Followed by bath time and clean jeans.
Cortisol levels increase as bedtime gets near,
for fear that my Bogeyman will suddenly appear.
Early to bed, I toss and turn, I am unable to sleep
until at last, I drift and float into the deep.
He came through the fog, jumped onto my chest,
Drooled in my eyes, he did not relent, disturbing my rest.
Two hands grabbed the pillow seeking relief,
muffled the sounds, quieted shouts, and hides my grief.
My eyes open. The bedroom is bright, a radio is bringing
the calming voice of someone singing.
Bacon is grilling and induces a belly growl.
Ma hugs me and wipes the sleep from my scowl.
.
“We can sit and eat soon,” she said.
“Your old man stayed in bed. Had a
fight and left the bar late. He came home
later. Another typical Saturday night!”
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH XXXA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1001111101 110101111 101111011 10111011 1010011111 111110110001 101111011101011 011111010101 1110111011 10111110101011 1110101001 100110010111 11100111010110 01011110 1011000100101 1110101111 1 11101111 11110110 101011111 100101001001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 993 |
Words | 192 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 9 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 175 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
About this poem
childhood memories
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Submitted by compostken on October 03, 2022
Modified by compostken on October 04, 2022
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