Analysis of MANTICORE
Through the awful sky
The Manticore is soaring,
Seeking human prey below
Its manlike head is roaring.
Through the evil darkness
The sphinx-like terror roams,
Waiting for the gullibly to leave
The safety of their homes.
A lion-like beast is flying
Across the peaceful azure blue,
No hint of the monstrous things
The Manticore is about to do.
A tail of long, lethal spines
It can shoot out at its prey,
Sleeping through the night-time
Hunting throughout the day.
Hunting out living prey
From oceans to burnished sand,
Living upon most creatures
Yet its favourite food is man.
Sweeping through the skies
So majestically it's winging,
Then raising its man-like head
It begins an unearthly singing.
Spotting humans far below
The Manticore is descending,
Fearless people dance and play
Their lives will soon be ending.
THE END
© Copyright 2022 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Scheme | XABA XCXC ADXD XEXE EXXX XAXA BAEA XXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10101 01110 1010101 111110 101010 011101 1010111 010111 01011110 01010101 1110101 0110111 0111101 1111111 101011 100101 101101 1101101 1001110 111111 10101 101000110 1101111 101101010 1010101 011010 1010101 1111110 01 101010 100100010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 891 |
| Words | 166 |
| 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) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
The Manticore in legend has the head of a human, the body of a lion, and a tail of venomous spines similar to porcupine quills, while other depictions have it with the tail of a scorpion. There are some accounts that the spines can be shot like arrows, thus making the manticore a lethal predator
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Written on July 25, 2022
Submitted by philip0157 on September 15, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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