Analysis of Save Us From the Dark
Charlie Shaffer 1959 (Chelsea Mass.)
I write this poem in the darkness of the night,
With pen in hand and by candlelight
As I look into flame,
I feel loneliness and fear
For if the flame should die,
I wonder will you still be here
Now if you choose to go,
Remember it only takes a spark
To get the flame to burn again,
And save us from the dark
| Scheme | AABCDEFGHG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 111100010101 11010110 111011 1110001 110111 11011111 111111 010110101 11011101 011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 309 |
| Words | 72 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 238 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
About this poem
My girlfriend decided our timing was wrong , so we split up. I wrote this poem to let her know when she is ready we can rekindle our love and see it in a whole new light.
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