Analysis of Behind Belief’s Facade
I'm the Devil, but I'm also God,
when I look within I find me there.
And hiding behind belief's facade,
I'm alone with only me to care.
Evil dwells within my darkest parts,
for my ego always places me first.
Yet goodness thrives in my heart of hearts,
for I'm the best and I am the worst.
While creating good I invented bad,
for I'm both free and religious slave.
For unbridled joy lapses into sad,
believing nothing lies beyond the grave.
I'm both the beginning and the end,
a mix of sinner and contrition.
A reality and fantasy blend,
I am hope and I am division.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH |
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Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
Metre | 101011101 111011111 01001101 101110111 101011101 111011011 110101111 110101101 1010110101 111100101 1010110011 0101010101 110010001 011100010 01001001 111011010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 550 |
Words | 107 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on October 09, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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