Analysis of Deadly Nightshade



Tangle with my vines
They grow exceedingly long
They reach out and grasp
They do no harm
Silently sleeping I creep
Upon you in the dark
Slowly I awaken
You can see the daybreak
Look at my beauty
As I can cause death
The poison in my veins
Isn't it enough?
Trust in my aroma
The scent entwines
Delivery of my sleep
I still yet remain
Huddled in the masses
Of falling rain
Then you see me clearly
The shades of purple and black


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKLMAENONIP
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (25%)
Metre 10111 1101001 11101 1111 1001011 011001 101010 11101 11110 11111 010011 10101 101010 011 0100111 11101 100010 1101 111110 0111001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 406
Words 84
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 340
Words per stanza (avg) 84
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Submitted on April 27, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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