Analysis of Upon A Strange Night
T' was late at night,
But asleep, I was not.
Then I heard a noise
That no one would have sought.
It screeched and howled at the full moon,
I knew exactly what it was, and not to be rude,
But man,
I was screwed.
"LET. ME. IN!" yelled a terrifying voice
To which no one would have listened to.
But alas, I was young,
And did as I was told to do.
A heap the size of a horse-drawn carriage
Strolled into my living room.
I thought I was but t' was not
Facing my doom.
"Tell me your name and reveal your face,"
I commanded the foul creature.
"I shall not,"
It replied, no more louder than a preacher.
" I will teach you the ways of Yore,
If you listen to me,"
And for some reason, I nodded my head
As if it was meant to be.
| Scheme | XAXX XBXB XCXC XDAD XEAE XFXF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
| Metre | 11111 101111 11101 111111 11011011 1101011101111 11 111 110101001 111111101 101111 01111111 0101101110 1011101 11111111 1011 111100111 10100110 111 10111101010 11110111 111011 0111011011 1111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 694 |
| Words | 154 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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