Analysis of battle weary
will i survive this fight tonight
or will i ride this Beast into the ground
despair and chaos are gathering forces
and threaten to tear my castle down
meek is the man who stays his sword
when evil gathers at the gate
but one look 'pon my bleak horizon
and the strongest man would hesitate
with shrill war cries and resounding drums
my adversaries appear overwhelming
how can i face such insurmountable odds
when the enemy lies inside, me
All Father i pray for steady hands
and as this weary fight begins
keep my sword tip towards my foe
and let the blade turn not, within
© MJG 2005
Note: the All Father is a reference to Norse mythology. it's one of many names for the god, Odin.
| Scheme | XXXX XABA XCXX XXXX C B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011101 1111110101 01010110010 010111101 11011111 11010101 111111010 00101110 111100101 110001010 1111101001 101001011 110111101 01110101 11110111 01011101 1 101101010011010011110110110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 664 |
| Words | 128 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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