Analysis of Death Can't Steal A Soul
Death is firmly certain and rigid in its scheme
Death can call a curtain
yet cannot end a dream
Death is grimly stupid and random in its goal
Death can slay a cupid
but cannot steal a soul
Death is mostly malice and vicious in its work
Death can fell a palace
but cannot veil a murk
Death is usually fickle and baseless in its pick
Death can use a sickle
yet cannot light a wick
Death is strangely eerie and bizarre in its style
Death can pose a query
but cannot fake a smile
Death is strictly willful and stubborn in its role
Death can be so skillful
yet cannot one console
Scheme | AXA BXB CXC DED FXF BEB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111010010011 111010 110101 111010010011 111010 110101 111010010011 111010 110101 11100010010011 111010 110101 111010001011 111010 110101 111010010011 111110 110110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 557 |
Words | 113 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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