Analysis of My dog barks incessantly through the night



my dog
barks incessantly
through the night
at ghouls and ghost
only a dog's eye can sight
for I swear
when I look
there's nothing to be seen

he barks at the wind
the trees and
all in between

he barks at me
when I come to see
what has him acting
so strangely

he barks at shadows
cast by the moon
a shadow of his tail
has him all swooned

he barks at cars  noise and
strangers in the night
he barks at every little thing
that cause him fright

he barks at the neighbors cat
at the neighbors fence
he sits and dispense
of barking
until spent

breaths
lap water
then barks again

he barks a melody
that's well received
it seems

for out of the night
the howling begins
dogs and cats alike

they bark at the moon
they bark at each other
they bark at
whatever
gives them pleasure


Scheme XABXBXXC XDC AAEA XFXX DBEB GHHEX XIX AXX BXX FIGII
Poetic Form
Metre 11 10100 101 1101 1001111 111 111 110111 11101 010 1001 1111 11111 11110 110 1111 1101 01111 1111 111110 10001 111100101 1111 1110101 10101 11001 110 011 1 110 1101 110100 1101 11 11101 01001 10101 11101 111110 111 10 1110
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 737
Words 153
Sentences 1
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 8, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 5
Lines Amount 42
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 61
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Submitted by Odonko-ba on January 12, 2016

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Odonko-ba

I am a moody anti-social introvert. Meaning: I Trust No One. My best friend is myself. My companion ~ my dog. I write because I must. It is my life line. My Beacon in a world cloaked in darkness, steadfast upon destruction, blinded by their own selfish needs...I write because, I must, to maintain my sanity in an otherwise insane world. I might not be the smartest apple to fall from the tree but believe me the resonance of my impact resoundingly reverberates the tree, stirring emotions and messaging egos in quiet retribution. Welcome to my humble sanctum more…

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