Analysis of ON A MOONLESS NIGHT
On a moonless night
Evil creatures roam,
Through the darkened streets
Just outside your home.
Evil beasts which hunt you
Through the dead of night,
Hoping soon to feast on you
Before the first daylight.
The forlorn live outside
Hoping just to survive,
Evil, stunted animals
Which hope to take their lives.
On a moonless night
Only terror thrives,
Night dwellers hunt you
Through the endless night.
Night hunters shrilling
Telling you they are near,
Killing all your certitudes
Making you know fear.
Bat-winged creatures hovering
Just beyond your sight,
Following your movements
Until it's time to strike.
On a moonless night
Living lonely without friends,
Unaware that your life
Is just about to end.
THE END
© Copyright 2021, Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Scheme | Abcb dada xxxx Axda efcf eaxe Axxg gxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011 10101 10101 11111 101111 10111 1011111 01011 001111 101101 1010100 111111 1011 10101 11011 10101 1101 101111 10111 10111 1110100 10111 100110 011111 1011 1010011 01111 110111 01 101010 100100010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 744 |
| Words | 125 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 31 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
On a moonless night Evil creatures roam, Through the darkened streets Just outside your home.
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Written on July 14, 2021
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on October 11, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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