Analysis of The Herold's Call
Black bird flies over the silvan mist,
Through mystery and hearkened its wrawl.
Follow me, follow me least you resist,
I've come alas, come alas one and all.
Across the veil where hidden things twist,
Beyond the unseen where no man does thral.
Far from the other realm with message in fist,
Where silently chains and shadows fall.
Over the cathedral of trees ancient amidst,
I've come to guide your way through the mall.
And bring knowledge of olden things wist,
Come with me echoed the herold's call.
Scheme | ABAB ABAB XBAB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11110011 11000111 1011011101 1101101101 010111011 0100111111 11010111001 11001011 100010111001 111111101 011011011 11110011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 490 |
Words | 88 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 132 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on March 25, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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