Analysis of Dream Assassin
Dream assassin, by whom are you paid?
And why on my head is the bounty laid?
Why, of all the places I've wished you to be,
Why did you appear to torment me?
Dream assassin, why did you come?
Is seeing me troubled your only fun?
Does hearing me whimper give you peace?
Why on my dreams did you come to feast?
Dream assassin, what must I do?
Oh, beauty slayer, what can I give you
To ease the pain of my hearts knotted tangle?
So that, my joy you won't forever strangle.
Dream assassin, why not haunt the 'mares?
Why trickle your poison in the prettiest of snares?
Oh, killer of peace, why do you wear a disguise?
Are you trying to speak to me, or do you slay with lies?
| Scheme | AABB XXXX CCDD EEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 101011111 0111110101 11101011111 11101111 10101111 1101101101 110110111 111111111 10101111 1101011111 11011111010 11111101010 101011101 1101100010011 110111111001 11101111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 675 |
| Words | 152 |
| Sentences | 15 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
About this poem
It came to me late one night after a lovely dream that made me miss someone who was no longer in my life. It made me hurt badly.
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