Analysis of In the night
A velvet touch
warmly glides
caressing me
as I lie
nestled in
a hollow formed
a warm place
I long to be
a flame flickers
soft glowing flame
longing to grow
to consume me
empty longing
wanting to be
with warmth filled
a hungry need
from a distance
a worried gaze
fretful watching
from far away
wanting yet
acting not
fearing now
to be replaced
full of need
to be filled
taking what
I might find
in the night
as I lie
on velvet touch
that I need
| Scheme | axbC xxxb xxxb dbef xxdx xxxx fexx xCaf |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0101 101 0101 111 100 0101 011 1111 0110 1101 1011 1011 1010 1011 111 0101 1010 0101 1010 1101 101 101 101 111 111 111 101 111 001 111 1101 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 466 |
| Words | 95 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 32 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 11 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 45 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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Written on November 20, 2022
Submitted by wakofoed on November 20, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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