Analysis of Raven
The vile stench of ravens' blood, the sound of death surrounds
Evil lurks upon a soul, in lines that circle round
Through cadence of this blackbird howl, the sound is one to fret
Through eyes of blackened fowl, destiny is set
Pools of blood reflect the light, of all that is to come
Ravens' perched up on the sky, devouring the some
A bird of prey shall be the end, as blood does hit the ground
The end of life is all that's true, for does not make a sound
Murders of the foul, they gather on up high
Peering down on to the flesh, through their blackened eyes
Pure at heart without a soul, instinctively aware
Pray has fallen to the ground, in all of its despair
The time has come, the end of some, devouring the soul
The flesh does rip, the Raven sits, upon this empty hole
For now you see, what has to be, the end of nature's wrath
Peering through, the eyes of you, this is the ravens path.
JOSEPH R. FRITZ
Scheme | X A B B C C A A X X D D E E F F X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111101011101 1010101011101 11011101011111 11110110011 1110101111111 1011101010001 01111101111101 01111111111101 10101110111 101110111101 1110101010001 1110101011101 01110111010001 01110101011101 11111111011101 1010111110101 1011 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 892 |
Words | 177 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 17 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 42 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 42 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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Submitted on May 08, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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