Analysis of Awake



Sleep for me
no friend is
and coming night
to soon be

and the day
too short to ‘tis
that at its end
I need not rest

and the night
too long is
much more than I
do ever need

when to bed
I do go
and the clock
I do stare

till at last
for hours few
darkness is
and dreams reign

quick I awake
refreshed not
without need
one sleep more

I arise
in the night
to go forth
and await the day


Scheme ABCA DBXX CBXE XXXX XXBX XXEX XCXD
Poetic Form
Metre 111 111 0101 111 001 1111 1111 1111 001 111 1111 1101 111 111 001 111 111 1101 101 011 1101 011 011 111 101 001 111 00101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 401
Words 91
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 11
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 42
Words per stanza (avg) 12
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Submitted by wakofoed on August 04, 2023

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William A. Kofoed

William A. Kofoed was born in Logan Utah. He now lives in Magna Utah. He was a member of Mormon Youth Chorus and the Jay Welch Chorale. He is a published photographer. He started writing poetry in high school and he has been published in Poetry Quarterly, Utah Life and The Route 7 Review. more…

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