Analysis of The Nightmare



For I thought she had loved me
 But I was wrong
 Wandering the desert of emotions I had to be strong
 She had first loved me so I thought
 In time she changed her tune
 For it was in the late month of June she
 Said that we were through
 I really didn't know what to do
 So I turned to vice filled with liquor
 Which made me feel much bitter
 I kept calling her home and hanging up
 We spent such good times together
 But it was all an illusion
 So I decided to get a tattoo
 Finally I hit rock bottom
 Recommitted myself to the Lord
 Spent time & prayed
 It finally found what I was searching for
 For the nightmare was all over
 But I still long for a girl
 To put her head on my shoulder
 Will have to wait until I get a little bit older


Scheme ABBCDAEEFFGFHEIJKLFMFF
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111 1111 100010101011111 11111111 011101 1110011111 11101 110101111 111111110 1111110 1110010101 11111010 11111010 111011001 10011110 11101 111 11001111101 1011110 1111101 11011110 11110111010110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 741
Words 154
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 22
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 572
Words per stanza (avg) 151
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Submitted by hitalot on August 25, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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