Analysis of Phoenix



Fiery phoenix, soar the skies,
Travel where’er you may,
For where you go, your presence known,
For you shine the light of day.

Intense heat from you body flow,
You’re an entity of fire,
A symbol of eternal life,
Of power and desire.

Where is your birth, how long ago?
For you, many eons passes,
And why when you die, by flames consumed,
You’re reborn from your ashes.

Endless life, is it your curse,
Or a blessing in disguise,
And are you real, are you alive,
Or just a vision in our eyes.

Fiery phoenix, soar the skies,
And fly where’er you feel,
For where you go, may you always know,
That the gods and mortals kneel.


Scheme Abxb cdxd cexe xaxa Afcf
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 10010101 10111 11111101 1110111 01111101 11100110 01010101 1100010 11111101 11101010 011111101 1111110 1011111 1010001 01111101 110100101 10010101 01111 11111111 1010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 608
Words 117
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Written on 1985

Submitted by Warbard on September 24, 2021

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Warbard

Poet & Philosopher, Soldier & Scholar, Warrior & Writer, Husband & Historian, Father & Freemason. Since the early '80s, Warbard has been a pen name for Shelby Chandler who is a historian and has made a home for his wife and four daughters in the area of Fredericksburg, Virginia. more…

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