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 |
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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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