Analysis of shadows dance across the dimly lit room
shadows dance across the dimly lit room
time slinking by as slowly as the thick red drips
im ready to close the door to the tomb
and when it should be time i would assume
that the red from my skin will come from your lips
shadows dance across the dimly lit room
something that i could not hide, my gloom
and often the swing of your hips
im ready to close the door to the tomb
a drip turns to a boom
and cautiously comes the eclipse
shadows dance across the dimly lit room
the child of red breathing in your womb
tighter your hand grips
im ready to close the door to the tomb
after the life my hell would presume
my back taking the sting of whips
shadows dance across the dimly lit room
im ready to close the door to the tomb
Scheme | AbA abA abA abA abA abAA |
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Poetic Form | Villanelle |
Metre | 110101011 11111010111 1101101101 0111111101 10111111111 110101011 101111111 01001111 1101101101 011101 01001001 110101011 011110011 10111 1101101101 100111101 11100111 110101011 1101101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 729 |
Words | 151 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
poem is written in form of a villanelle
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Written on April 20, 2022
Submitted by street.c4rp on April 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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