Analysis of Tuesday Night Folly
To slip into darkness I struggle in vain
Stress of the day tugs, batters my brain.
I call to thee now, sweet giver of dreams,
Ferry me across your ethereal stream.
Gently you coax me, my eyelids now drawn
Abating my nerves trepidation has flown.
Crossing the threshold between your world and mine
I reach for your hand as two souls intertwine.
Tonight let us bypass all worries and fears
To ensure that I wake not with a heart full of tears.
This eve let us journey to magical realms
I lend you my trust as you're seizing the helm.
On strong gilded wings carry me to wonder
Skipping through clouds first over now under.
Fueled by laughter we spiral and dive
Tickling the treetops entranced and alive.
Sea warmed breezes caressing my nose
Beach made of fairy dust beneath my bare toes.
Chattering monkeys and gossiping birds
Serenade as we pass with their trite cryptic words.
O'er cobblestone streets and gabled homes
A quick stop to chat with the resident gnomes.
You masterfully navigate with awe and surprise
I succumb to each folly of your sparkling eyes.
Through fields of rye where grasshoppers dance
On snowcapped hills we frolic and prance.
Deep into the forest on moss covered stones
We glimpse a path where the elven ones roam.
Our journey quickens the night now waning
Break through the fog where it's dreary and raining.
Taking your leave suppressing a grin
Perhaps on the morrow we'll take leave again.
My breathing is quieted unconscious, aloof
Melodic little raindrops tap on my roof.
Slowly awaken, recollections of want
Gracious journeyman and our midnight jaunt.
Scheme | AA XX XX BB XX XX CC DD EE FF GG HH II XX JJ XX KK XX |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 11011011001 110111011 1111111011 10101101001 101111111 0101101011 1001011101 11111111001 0111111001 1011111101111 11111011001 11111111001 11101101110 1011110110 1011011001 10101001 111001011 11110101111 1001001001 01111111101 101010101 01111101001 110001011001 101111011101 11111101 11111001 10101011101 110110111 10101001110 11011110010 101101001 01101011101 11011001001 0101011111 1001001011 101001011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,545 |
Words | 273 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 18 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 71 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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