Analysis of Beckoning of the Reaper
My heart aches and burns,
the result of long yearning,
wanting for your loving embrace,
hoping one day soon you would arrive;
yet here now I lie,
alone but for your shadow,
standing above me,
menacing, cruel, and tall,
mocking me with a sardonic smile,
tell me I should have been careful;
all I can do is stare into your black eyes,
strength ebbing away,
so long I searched for you,
now found, I abhor you,
begging forgiveness, wishing you gone,
and still you grin;
my final shudder comes, life extinguished,
life I just realize is precious,
the last breath fills your quota,
you turn away,
your job done.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101 0011110 10111001 101111101 11111 011111 10011 1001001 101100101 11111110 11111101111 11001 111111 111011 100101011 0111 1101011010 11110110 0111110 1101 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 585 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 21 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 471 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 109 |
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Submitted on March 20, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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