Analysis of The Devil Comes Calling

Alan S Jeeves 1951 (Lancashire)



Satan visits often,
He arrives at dead of night;
He counsels me
Where I should be,
He exhorts with all his might.

Satan visits often,
I find him in the dark;
Tine figured head,
Eyes fiery red,
A prong to make his mark.

Satan visits often,
Ghostly in his cloak;
My troth to break,
My soul to take,
My very faith to choke.

Satan visits often,
Expounding where I'm wrong;
He effects his say
Till break of day,
He attests where I belong.

Satan visits often,
Bearing bread and wine;
I may not know
Which way I'll go...
Mayhaps with him I'll dine.


Scheme Abccb Adeed Afggf Ahiih Ajkkj
Poetic Form Tetractys  (44%)
Metre 101010 1011111 1101 1111 1011111 101010 111001 1101 11001 011111 101010 10011 1111 1111 110111 101010 010111 10111 1111 1011101 101010 10101 1111 1111 11111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 518
Words 103
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 82
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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A spooky quintet of quintains out of 2019

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Submitted by AlanSJeeves on July 17, 2021

Modified on March 26, 2023

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Alan S Jeeves

Alan S Jeeves is a Lancashire (England) born, Yorkshire based classical poet. more…

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