Analysis of Ancient Rage
The beat of the music
Drummed heavily in the night
Filled with ancient rage
He danced by firelight
His love had left
To the realm of the dead
Semi-devine
He wept beside her they said
He had journeyed
For twelve long double-hours
To the Garden of the gods
To gather the flowers
Costumed in trumpery
He laid her to rest
Then laid beside her
In his final quest
He ate the flower
The flower of death
Scheme | ABCBDEFEGHIHJKJKJL |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011010 1100001 11101 1111 1111 101101 1001 1101011 1110 1111010 1010101 110010 101 11011 11010 01101 11010 01011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 396 |
Words | 76 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 318 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 76 |
About this poem
Somewhat inspired by “The Epic of Gilgamesh”
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