Analysis of EYES IN THE DARK
Red eyes glowing in the dark
Watching innocents go by,
Following courting couples
Through the murky night.
Endless evil lurking nearby
In the loathsome dark,
Watching happy people
Late partying in the park.
Eyes watching the partiers
In the park, and on the beach,
Hoping some lone straggler
Will stray within their reach.
Revellers are distracted by
Fireworks lighting the night,
Unaware of a monster lurking
A foul and misshapen sight.
Red eyes glowing in the dark
An abomination watching prey,
Hoping to capture human food
Before the coming of the day.
Hidden behind an oak tree
As Frisbee throwers squeal,
Joyously in their playing
Unaware nightmares are real.
Finally as daytime comes near
The partiers start to prepare,
For a long work to the car park
Uncautious of evil lurking there.
Most people drive safely away
At the first light of dawn,
But one or two never make it home
Their loved ones are left to mourn.
THE END
© Copyright 2023 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Scheme | Abcd baxa cexe bdfd Agxg xhfh xiai gxxx xxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (26%) |
| Metre | 1110001 1010011 1001010 10101 10101011 00101 101010 1100001 11001 0010101 101110 110111 10010101 11001 01101010 0100101 1110001 10010101 10110101 01010101 1001111 110101 10110 01111 1001111 011101 10111011 1110101 11011001 101111 111110111 1111111 01 101010 100100010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 1,000 |
| Words | 192 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 35 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Red-eyed monster stalking people at a park and beach
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