Analysis of The Cockroach Dance



1. The dance is not like other dances
   It is done by roaches at night
   I marvel at their fancy dresses
   They resemble men in coats so bright
   In the dark to dance they braces
   It is as if they fear bright light
   If you ever wanted to dance
   Then never dance the coackroach
   dance

2. Roaches hide deep by the day
    They rarely come out to roost
    Never will they come out to play
    They wait for the night to boast
   The day gives roaches no say
   In the darkness they don't ever rest
   If you ever wanted to dance
   Then never dance the coackroach
   dance

3. Only good people do things in light
   The bad have no time for light
   Darkness seems to be their right
   To do their evil in the night
   Wizards and witches hate the bright
   The dark often improve their sight
   If you ever wanted to dance
   Then never dance the coackroach
   dance


Scheme abababCDC exexexCDC bbbbbbCDC
Poetic Form
Metre 011111010 11111011 110111010 101010111 00111110 11111111 11101011 110101 1 1011101 1101111 10111111 1110111 0111011 001011101 11101011 110101 1 101101101 0111111 1011111 11110001 10010101 01100111 11101011 110101 1
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 853
Words 159
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 9, 9, 9
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 213
Words per stanza (avg) 53

About this poem

People always want to do things in the dark. This poem encourages us to do things in the day.

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Submitted by baby_p on June 01, 2021

Modified on March 28, 2023

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