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
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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