Analysis of Looming



With the end so closely looming
The war so near it's booming
Which side will you choose
Because both will soon lose
All will be dragged to hell
Waiting to hear that bell
To show that they are lost
So was it worth the cost
To fight for something so small
Not even worth much at all
I watch on high for this end
Knowing that nothing will mend
After your dead none will cry
Though some may wonder why
This loss was brought to be
They are the ones who do see
That all loss could be taken
Away and all else forsaken
To slink away and try to hide
Knowing that there is no side
That will win in this war
So what are we fighting for
End this bloodshed and stand
For your people and your land
Stay and refuse to fight
Let others join in your light
The fighting will soon cease in time
And those who don't pay for their crimes
With the end coming quite soon
Look towards a blood moon
For blood has been shed this night
Even at the end of this plight


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Poetic Form
Metre 10111010 0111110 11111 011111 111111 101111 111111 111101 1111011 1101111 1111111 1011011 1011111 111101 111111 1101111 1111110 01011010 11010111 1011111 111011 1111101 11101 1110011 100111 1101011 01011101 01111111 1011011 101011 1111111 10101111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 939
Words 191
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 32
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 747
Words per stanza (avg) 191
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Written on May 11, 2017

Submitted by Wlux1325 on April 08, 2023

Modified on April 09, 2023

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