Analysis of The Shriek of the Night bird
Abby Kesington 1979 (Lagos)
The Shriek of the Night Bird- Abby Kesington
The shriek of the Hermit thrush
Splinters the fragile peace of nightfall
High pitched, emotions threatens to crush
The looming fright disguised as bird-call
The raspy notes fails to calm
the liquid fear rising within
Whistling chatters, sounds off an alarm
pushing anxiety to claim a win
Mournful hooting calls from a distance
matches muffled chants of a recluse
Unveils the camouflage with little resistance
the fountain of tears break loose
The piercing sound of sustained chirping
sends sleep on a long journey
Worry and despair intrudes, harping
like arch rivals playing a tourney
The rise and fall of the song
lures the weary soul to sleep
As dusk and dawn dances along
The perfect lullaby to fall asleep.
| Scheme | A BCBC XAXA DEDE FAFA GHGH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011011101 0110101 1010111 110101011 010101111 0101111 01011001 10111101 1001001101 10111010 101011001 01010110010 0101111 010110110 1110110 100010110 111010010 0101101 1010111 11011001 001101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 767 |
| Words | 138 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Struggle with anxiety
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