Analysis of THE MAN-BOYS WHO NEVER DIE
Handsome youths mature
Into mighty warriors,
Nourished by fresh blood.
Dreadful warnings
Of the living-dead risen,
To feast upon blood.
Ancient warriors
Young men now risen again,
Devour human lives.
Sleeping innocents
About to die: Red-rimmed eyes
Watch through the window.
Evil warriors:
The man-boys who never die;
Nourished by fresh blood.
The man-boys from Hell
Bring terror for the living
No-one can survive!
The man-boys from Hell
THE END
© Copyright 2021, Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Scheme | xaB xxb axx xxx axB Cxx C xxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10101 0110100 10111 1010 1010110 11011 10100 1111001 010101 10100 0111111 11010 10100 0111101 10111 01111 1101010 11101 01111 01 101010 100100010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 491 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 22 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 51 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
About this poem
Like other verses I've put up, I originally wrote this as a single haiku. A dozen years later I wrote the other verses to create what I call a haiku set.
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Written on July 11, 2021
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on September 08, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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