Analysis of I Know Moonrise
I know moonrise, I know starrise,
Lay dis body down.
I walk in de moonlight, I walk in de starlight,
To lay dis body down.
I walk in de graveyard, I walk through de graveyard,
To lay dis body down.
I'll lie in de grave and stretch out my arms,
To lay dis body down.
I go to de judgement in de evenin' of de day,
When I lay dis body down;
And my soul and your soul will meed in de day
When I lay dis body down.
Scheme | abxB xBaB cBcB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 111111 11101 1101111011 111101 1101111111 111101 1101101111 111101 111110011111 1111101 01101111011 1111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 417 |
Words | 91 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 16, 2023
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