Analysis of Fall of a Tyrant
Years, Months, Days, Hours.
My eyes dart back-
and forth in anticipation.
i was once little, small,
no bigger than an ant.
I now am large, tall-
as tough as a Bear.
Years, Months, Days, Hours.
My eyes still glance-
back to where i was born.
I see the little, small,
those wee insects on the floor.
Yet i am afraid-
My body quakes before Them.
Minutes, Seconds, Tick, Tock.
I watch them grow-
They are no threat at all.
Yet i see Them Grow, Grow,
I am frightened.
i am apalled-
for they are growing.
Minutes, Seconds, Tick, Tock.
I glare at them-
I shall try to beat them down.
To claim my superior place, my pride,
I will stand above them.
i want to stand above Them-
but They are Growing.
Time has surpassed I.
i am frail and old-
They are strong with years.
i watch Them and i fear Them,
i fear not who they are.
I had, and i have always feared-
who They have Become with Time.
Scheme | Axxbcbx Axxbxxd Efbfxcg Edxxddg xxxdxxx |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (31%) |
Metre | 11110 1111 0100010 111101 110111 11111 11101 11110 1111 111111 110101 111101 11101 1101011 101011 1111 111111 111111 1110 111 11110 101011 1111 1111111 1110100111 111011 1111011 11110 11011 11101 11111 1110111 111111 1101111 1110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 845 |
Words | 173 |
Sentences | 20 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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