Analysis of Angel Guardian
In the still of night, between the sheets, she came to
me again, her mission clear, I must adhere—and let
the dream begin
My fears and doubt she then ignored, and covered both
with dust, to mask the past and future lies, whose
weakness I entrust
In the dimming light her wings were spread, as sheet
and blanket flew, and from her back, a world
estranged—from what I thought I knew
She burned my eyes and entered deep, to places I
had banned, and far within what I’d become—she
let go of my hand
Now looking back, I see the dust, it marks my entry
clear, and covers up my last denial—and buries
every fear
The dream to end, my soul to mend, new eyes to open
wide, but when they close, my spirit knows—the truth
now sleeps inside
(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2017)
Scheme | AXX XXX XXA XBX BXX XXX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 001110101111 1010101110101 0101 110111010101 11110101011 10101 00101010111 0101010101 01111111 111101011101 11010111011 11111 1101110111110 1010111010010 1001 0111111111110 11111110101 1101 0100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 780 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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