Analysis of ANGEL OF THE APOCALYPSE



I’ve seen the Angel of the Apocalypse
She says that she’ll be here soon,
For all the evil, sinning folk
She says that she's bringing doom.

Money changers with bloated wages
Will be the first to feel her wrath,
The poor, downtrodden, unemployed
Are the ones who shall be saved.

The pollies in their chauffeured cars
Will feel her God-like might,
As for them, the World comes to an end
As daytime turns to night.

Rivers of blood will flow in the streets
As she slaughters the rich and corrupt,
Her judgment shall be swift and fierce
As through her, God’s will shall erupt.

For God has had more than enough
Of sloth, and of stealth, and of greed,
Of rich and bloated high-fliers
Who proudly steal from those in need.

So the wrath of the Lord
Is coming down to Earth soon,
To render the world more liveable
Or leave it as desolate as the moon.

The Angel of the Apocalypse
Will soon have to decide
Whether we deserve to be helped back
           to the path of the righteous?
Or whether the human race has to die?

THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts,
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


Scheme ABXX XXXX XCDC XEXE XFXF XBGB AXXXX DXG
Poetic Form
Metre 1101010010 1111111 11010101 1111101 101011010 11011101 011001 1011111 0101011 110111 111011111 11111 101111001 111001001 01011101 11011101 11111101 11011011 11010110 11011101 101101 1101111 1100111 1111100101 01010010 11111 101011111 1011010 1100101111 01 101010 100100010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,056
Words 198
Sentences 9
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 105
Words per stanza (avg) 25

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I’ve seen the Angel of the Apocalypse She says that she’ll be here soon, For all the evil, sinning folk She says that she's bringing doom.

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Written on January 03, 2009

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on June 21, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Phil Roberts

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