Analysis of In Sheep's Clothing
Disguising his attack,
concealing his intent,
deceit comes calling
as a friend
Smiling to your face,
fangs in your back,
the wolf approaching
as a lamb
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2020)
| Scheme | AXBX XABX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010101 010101 01110 101 10111 1011 01010 101 0100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 179 |
| Words | 30 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 50 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
Font size:
23 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"In Sheep's Clothing" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/53415/in-sheep%27s-clothing>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Kurt Philip Behm poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In