Analysis of The Prison Doors



The Judge's gavel took not long to fall
Guilty as charged did become the verdict
In gaol went the prisoner to the cell
His Release was not part of the prospect.
Sooner than later he heeded the call
Then he began plotting his escape fact
The warden was his ally in the toll
Treasure was burried in a tree precinct
The warden swallowed the bait in a ball.
Operation dig out treasure in pact
It was the wrong tree he managed to scroll
To change positions became the good act
Warden became prisoner in the cell
Prison door set free prisoner exact


Scheme ABCDAEFGAEFECE
Poetic Form
Metre 0101011111 1011101010 0110100101 1011111010 1011011001 1101101011 0101110001 10110011 0101001001 010111001 1101111011 1101001011 1001100001 1011110001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 529
Words 102
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 438
Words per stanza (avg) 102

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A sonnet reversing the roles of warden and prisoner due to greed

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Submitted by baby_p on July 05, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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