Analysis of Dark Disguise
Hiding stealthy in the shadows
Silently waiting for each attack,
You pretend your spirit is glistening white
Even though I know your soul is black.
Lurking impatient in the background
Watching ever fearful of the net,
That hopefully one day will expose you
Although it hasn’t happened yet.
A vipers tongue that’s always dancing
In your hateful mouth at centre stage,
Gyrating and spinning laying waste to all
Wreaking endless havoc with its rage.
Your secrets fall like an acid rain
So very many that you keep hidden,
When ever they finally become exposed
You know you’ll never be forgiven.
Yet there you sit in haughty solitude
Like the very Devil upon his throne,
Surveying your chaos with silent contempt
While your deception cuts to the bone
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD XEXE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1010001 100101101 10111011001 101111111 10010001 101010101 1100111011 111101 01011110 011011101 1001010111 101010111 110111101 1101011110 11011000101 111101010 111101010 1010100111 01011011001 110101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 768 |
Words | 146 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 121 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
About this poem
This is a poem about deception and secrets.
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Written on January 22, 2023
Submitted by Paula-Maree on January 22, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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