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The House Demon

Emma Read 1984 (Devon)

Demon demon
Eyes a-boggle
Yowling, scratching
Sprinting blur

Demon demon
Chasing phantoms
Rainbow brown
Your fuzzy fur

Demon demon
Tail is snaking
Tensed to spring
On silent foe

Demon demon
Time to vanquish
Enemy
Your human’s toe
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Submitted by magdred on April 29, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Axbc Axxc Abbd Axxd
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 216
Words 37
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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