Analysis of DARK ANGELS
Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)
Dark angels coming to Earth
Readying to slash and maim,
Tracking down the good to kill
Life will never be the same.
Ebon wings spreading far
Hook-like claws on wingtips,
Fearsome taloned feet
Razor-sharp beaks peck and rip.
Scattering crowds shrieking
Running far and wide in horror,
Unable to outrun dark angels
Inflicting on Earth great sorrow.
Dark angels determined to kill
Ripping, rending, tearing apart,
Talons slashing, beaks pecking
Tearing off limbs, devouring hearts.
Flying monstrosities
Sent up to Earth by Satan,
From the planet's molten core
Evil from before time began.
Ebony creatures that hover
Just beyond human sight,
Seeking movement far below
Swooping from the evil night.
Soon no life is remaining
And dark angels return at last,
To Satan's foul underworld
Humanity's time has now passed!
THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Scheme | XABA XCXX DECF BXDC CXXX EGFG DHXH XCX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101011 1001101 1010111 1110101 11101 11111 1011 1011101 100110 10101010 010101110 01011110 11001011 10101001 1010110 101101001 101 1111110 1010101 10101101 10010110 101101 1010101 1010101 1111010 01100111 11110 01001111 01 101010 100100010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 857 |
| Words | 140 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 31 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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