Analysis of Sky Before Dawn



Looking out the window
the sky is gray, not blue
until golden rays slowly seep
over the horizon, radiant like you.

Such a dull, emotionless sky
but true beauty lies within
for in those few brief moments
we're all in the dark, foe or friend.

And everyday there comes a time
when the sky may not be dark
but there's no sun, no moon, no stars
even in your eyes, no glacial spark.

And in those moments, fear may dwell
but soon won't be able to feed
for the light we're sure is yet to come
is what keeps us going in our time of need.

So as I watch the colors grow
I know that warmth will come...
faith & belief are risky things
but I do because you are my sun.


Scheme ABXB XXXX XCXC XDED AEXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (60%)
Metre 101010 011111 01101101 10001010011 10111 1110101 1011110 11001111 01011101 1011111 11111111 100111101 00110111 11111011 101111111 111110010111 11110101 111111 1011101 111011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 636
Words 133
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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