Analysis of THE UNHOLY BROTHERHOOD
A dark brotherhood
Sworn to do evil against,
All who live outside.
Slander your neighbour
To any extent required,
By the brotherhood.
A secret guild that
Meets late in the evenings,
To plot evil deeds.
Secret society
Where blood oaths are sworn out,
In dim-lit chambers.
Leather-aproned men
Perform unholy rituals,
Far from prying eyes.
Kneeling, blindfolded men
Swear away their lives,
If they break their blood oath:
"Cut my throat across
Then tear out my tongue," pledges
One initiate.
"Tear my breast open
And feed my heart to vultures,"
Says a second man.
"Sever my body
Then burn my bowel," a third,
Thinking it a game.
"Scatter the ashes
To the wind," the third goes on,
As yet unawares.
Precious "Jahbulon"
The sacred word to keep,
Hidden from normal men.
God of old Chaldee
Joined with great Osiris,
To lead a modern sect.
THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Scheme | AXX XBA XCX DXE FXX FXX XXX XEX DBX XXX FXF ACX XXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0110 1111001 11111 1011 11001010 1010 01011 110010 11101 100100 111111 01110 1011 01010100 11101 10101 10111 111111 11101 1111110 1010 11110 0111110 10101 10110 1111001 10101 10010 1010111 1101 101 010111 101101 1111 1111 110101 01 101010 100100010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 915 |
Words | 163 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 39 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 57 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
About this poem
A dark brotherhood Sworn to do evil against, All who live outside.
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Written on February 05, 2009
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on June 22, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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