Analysis of Night
Roger Burns 1957 (Owensboro Ky)
The sun goes down, the pain begins
To stay in bed would be the best
Alas the pain won't ease
Back in the chair I go
I try to endure to get asleep
Pain won't let me win
Medication is the answer
To numb out the pain disaster
| Scheme | XXXX XXAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110101 11011101 010111 100111 111011101 11111 0101010 11101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 224 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
This is about my pain at night
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Written on July 17, 2023
Submitted by rogerburns446 on July 17, 2023
Modified by rogerburns446 on July 17, 2023
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