Analysis of Nightly Vigil
Cocooned in soft down and fleece he slumbers,
Bare foot exposed, clutching his stuffed monkey
Beneath a sleep-dead arm. Heaven’s rages
Against the window pane go unnoticed.
Broken forks disturb no innocent dreams.
I keep vigil from my post at the door,
Silent guardian to this sleeping child.
Crooked shadows dance as heaven rumbles,
Flailing impotent against the cold glass.
He shifts his weight and sighs contentedly.
Within the room, all is quiet once more.
Closing the door but for a crack, night-light
From the hall, security should he wake,
I return to your arms, ready for sleep.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10110111 1101101110 0101111010 0101011010 1010111001 1110111101 1010011101 101111010 1010001011 1111010100 0101111011 1001110111 1010100111 1011111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 589 |
Words | 108 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 469 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 99 |
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