Analysis of Ol' Arrowman
Within the mist awakes a guard of yonder
O'er silver linen with beadless snow
Such times wherein crows bar the plagues
As piercing inwards borrow bow
While chasing light in bright of sight
Arrays endow the needless eye
Whiles of the nigh, a river flows
Cherry by brick, the faintest dye
Ol' Arrowman, thou knowest each bearded figtree
From which thee pluck thy oldest tongue
Smite with ace, these heathens of sailor's tale
A day your triangle once more be young
Scheme | AXXX XBXB ACXC |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
Metre | 0101101110 101010111 11011101 110111 11010111 01010101 11010101 10110101 11111101 11111101 111111101 011101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 466 |
Words | 85 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 125 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
This poem is about an old archer that rids sinners. It has many other interpretations, however this one is the most prevalent.
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Written on November 22, 2022
Submitted by author177 on November 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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