Analysis of Fear of the dark,( a villanelle)
I gazed lost into a saddened lonely night
and prayed for the sweet release of dawn
cursing the stars that guide me with their light
Lonely whispering streets gave me their flight
knowing I was merely a disposable pawn
I gazed lost into a saddened lonely night
And I the fool who thinks it true and right
to be butchered as the lowly easy prey, the fawn
cursing the stars that guide me with their light
Crying as the pages pierce my fading sight
by burning flame that blinds but dare not yawn
I gazed lost into a saddened lonely night
How in this life should I overcome this plight
escaping the haunting lure of dark to greet the dawn
cursing the stars that guide me with their light
Oh wait and hope that day brings strength as might
green becomes the once hidden grasses on my lawn
I gazed lost into a saddened lonely night
cursing the stars that guide me with their light
copyright 2013 Clifton Redmond
| Scheme | AbA abA abA abA abA abAA x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11101010101 011010111 1001111111 1010011111 101110001001 11101010101 0101111101 1110101010101 1001111111 10101011101 1101111111 11101010101 1011111011 0100101111101 1001111111 1101111111 101011010111 11101010101 1001111111 101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 899 |
| Words | 169 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on March 01, 2017
Modified on March 19, 2023
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