Analysis of The Raven's Nest



Black wings floating against grey skies,
his wings are spread in misty airs. He
hovers close, but does not land. With eyes
upon me, I can not stand. I huddle close
within his nest and all I can hope for is
the best. He draws closer, with wings a
spread. Floating near me, I know I'm dead.
His claws spread out, as he comes into
land. His wings are spread across my hands.  
Claws dig deep, piercing skin. Feathers lay,
on top of breasts, softly floating to his
chest. Open mouth, the bird will feed. In
raven's nest, I do bleed. Raven screeching
out in hunger, he does feed. He has the
urge, to make me need. Eyes so dark, you
can not see, the raven's nest, is where
I'll be. With black wings floating, against
grey skies and raven's eyes upon me, I will
surely die.


Scheme ABACDEFEGEDHIBJKLMN
Poetic Form
Metre 11100111 111101011 101111111 01111111101 01110111111 011110110 110111111 111111101 111110111 111101101 1111101011 110101110 111111010 1010111110 111111111 11101111 111111001 1101101111 101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 766
Words 151
Sentences 16
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 579
Words per stanza (avg) 147

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Child Sexual Abuse.

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Submitted by Chevy#47601 on July 19, 2024

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Chevelle Wernsmann

Mother of two, adult survivor of child physical and sexual abuse. more…

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