Analysis of The Last Testament of Pantaleon (at the fall of Cenhelm)



The rainbow had faded...
Beneath a sky of ashen gray
Without a solemn word to say
The ancient light had begun to dim
As death slowly settled in
The lightning far off over the hill
Filled their ears so loud and shrill
Announcing darkness' lonely betrothed
Weaving suffering over all we know
From a distance one could hear the screams
Knowing full well what every octave means
The light diminished in so very many
In the blink of an eye not a trace left of any
The night was such repeating incessantly
Until the silence at once over took control of me
And it was then that we realized all who fought were lost
The blood of the souls spent without regard to the cost
No more would their cries echo throughout the land
Children laughing, chasing each other and holding hands
All gone to the storm of advance in this War
That rages and rages eternally evermore
That I lay down my pad and my quill one last time
And succumb to the journey brought by enemies of mine
May the Sun always shine on your face my friends
Peace be with you until...


Scheme ABBCDEEAFGHIIIIJKLMNNOPQE
Poetic Form
Metre 01110 01011101 01010111 010110111 1110100 010111001 1111101 01010101 1010010111 101011101 10111100101 01010011010 0011111011110 01110100100 01010111010111 0111111011101 0110110101101 11111100101 1010101100101 11101101011 110010010010 111111011111 00110101110011 1011111111 111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,061
Words 197
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 25
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 833
Words per stanza (avg) 195
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Submitted by chrisgotherman on March 04, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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