Analysis of In The Night



As the quietness and calmness surround the room,
the drums are hitting loudly,
the white wall starts to fade,
the scratching doesn't stop.

The bed starts to sink in,
the pillow covers the ears,
the blanket warms the frozen toes,
the darkness brings the fear.

Eyes are shut but the mind runs,
the heavy lids cannot rest,
the pain in the neck pierces the heart,
cries for sleep but sleep does not hear.

Morning creeps in slowly,
tiredness travels through the body,
routine starts,
Not wanting to go back in the night.


Scheme XAXX XXXX XXXX AAXX
Poetic Form
Metre 101000100101 0111010 011111 010101 011110 0101001 01010101 010101 1111011 0101101 01001101 11111111 101010 100101010 011 110111001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 500
Words 92
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 102
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

Fighting inner demons when a person is alone

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Written on October 06, 2021

Submitted on June 10, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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