Analysis of MIDNIGHT IN HELL

Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)



Scarlet devils are prancing
Through the land of the dead,
Searching for the souls of
Those who died last night in bed.

Evil figures are lurking
Within the fiery realms of Hell,
Waiting for innocents to pass
So they can use some evil spell.

Yes, at midnight in Hell
All kinds of evil fiends prevail,
To punish the guilty sinners
Whose expectations are curtailed.

Evil floating creatures swoop
Close enough to terrify,
The souls of the guilty
Who have just newly died.

Nightmare visions predominate
In the fire scorched caverns,
Where leaping imps are shrieking
As torture victims squirm.

When it's midnight in Hell
Dreadful fiends are prancing,
While human flesh is roasting
Imps and goblins are dancing.

Bankers, lawyers, politicians
All descend to the fiery dell,
Monstrous people upon Earth
Now face an eternity in Hell.

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


Scheme ABXB ACXC CXXX XXXX XXAX CAAA XCXC XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1010110 101101 101011 1111101 1010110 010100111 10110011 11111101 11101 11110101 11001010 1010101 1010101 101110 011010 111101 110010 0010110 1101110 110101 11101 101110 1101110 1010110 1010010 101101001 1010011 111010001 01 101010 100100010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 865
Words 147
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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Scarlet devils are prancing Through the land of the dead,

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Written on August 01, 2021

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on September 19, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Phil Roberts

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