Analysis of THE FACE OF TERROR

Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)



The Devil wears the face of terror
Upon his malformed evil head,
A face only a monster possesses
Pocked, torn, and scarlet red.

Broken bones protruding
From his  leathery cheeks,
Yellow pustules abounding
From which fetid ichor seeps.

The face of terror
Is in command of the night,
Until sanity at last returns
With the breaking of daylight.

The Devil comes out every night
To claim lost souls as his own,
In this place, evil prevalent
Only horror now is known.

All the goodness hides inside
Hoping soon the night will end,
Monsters haunt this foul place
Satan is their only friend.

Evil stalks this worthless place
On this loathsome stretch of ground,
Devils rule this aeon-cursed village
Gross abominations abound.

The Devil wears the face of terror
Upon his ancient weathered form,
He comes from down the netherworld
Where malignancy is the norm.

THE END
© Copyright 2022 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


Scheme Abxb cxcx adxd dexe xfgf ghxh Aixi fxx
Poetic Form
Metre 010101110 0111101 0110010010 110101 101010 111001 101010 111011 01110 1001101 011001101 101011 010111001 1111111 01110100 1010111 1010101 1010111 101111 1011101 1011101 1110111 10111110 1101 010101110 01110101 1111010 10100101 01 101010 100100010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 928
Words 175
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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The Devil wears the face of terror Upon his malformed evil head, A face only a monster possesses Pocked, torn, and scarlet red.

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Written on July 18, 2021

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on February 14, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Phil Roberts

I turn 65 on the 31st of January 2022. I love cats, rock music, and horror fiction and poetry more…

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