Analysis of The End



The end is nigh
For the darkness encroaches
Unbeknownst to wrath
Sorrow unfolding
Truth be told
The end is near
To close to forget
To near to forsake
Future uncertain
For breath is cryptic


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJ
Poetic Form Tetractys  (40%)
Etheree  (20%)
Metre 0111 1010010 00111 10010 111 0111 11101 11101 10010 11110
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 179
Words 34
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 155
Words per stanza (avg) 34
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Submitted on March 13, 2014

Modified on April 23, 2023

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