Analysis of EYES IN THE NIGHT
Red eyes in the horrid night
Watching as you're walking by,
Unaware of terror watching
On this night when you may die.
Predators human and inhuman
Watching every move you make,
Hoping soon to feast upon you
With every silent step you take.
Leviathans and tiny imps
All have evil designs upon you,
Slurping, slinking, slithering
Gleaming foully 'neath the moon.
Glowing eyes within the shadows
Hiding carefully from your vision,
Vampires, ghouls, and even zombies
All of them just newly risen.
Swooping batlike just above you
Or slinking slowly 'cross the ground,
Hoping soon to catch up with you
Then to quickly take you down.
Half an hour from your home
But can you reach it soon enough?
Or will gigantic shoggoths swoop down
To grab you in talons to take you up.
In the dark and evil night
Only horrors are heading your way,
Hoping soon to overcome you
Before you're rescued by the light of day.
Shrieking fills the wretched air
Terror charging straight toward you,
As you reach your home's front door
Will you manage to get safely through?
THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Scheme | ABCB DEFE GFCX GDGD FXFH XXHX AIFI XFXF XGX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1100101 1011101 0111010 1111111 100100010 10100111 10111011 110010111 10101 111001011 11100 101101 1010101 101001110 10101010 11111010 1011011 1110101 10111111 1110111 1110111 11111101 11010111 1110101111 0010101 101011011 1011101 0111010111 1010101 10101011 1111111 111011101 01 101010 100100010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 1,080 |
| Words | 193 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 35 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
Red eyes in the horrid night Watching as you're walking by, Unaware of terror watching On this night when you may die.
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Written on August 04, 2021
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on October 02, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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