Analysis of Valhöll



Within the hall of the slain, music fires,
surrounds all these doors: closing off echoes
of Odin's laughter - his delightful smiles.
Poetry reflections gather pages
while spears tap tunes against shields on rooftops.
Breast-plates lounge near instruments; sweet wet love,
captured by heart of magical desire,
filled with kisses left by delicate feet.
Intense spirit - come closer to this mind,
set free the whispers which now steal themselves
across the beat of passionate circles,
embrace this wanderer: this warrior
who romances with swordplay and fast roars.
Let the wolf who guards keep us safely wrapped
in quiet shadows the eagle throws down.
Heroes shall applaud our dance, our beauty,
when time; the final battle commences,
slip on my grin and walk proud into war.
 


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKGLMNODP
Poetic Form
Metre 01011011010 0111110110 111010101 1000101010 111101111 1111100111 10111100010 1110111001 0110110111 1101011101 0101110010 0111001100 101011011 1011111101 010101011 101011011010 1101010010 1111011011 1
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 758
Words 127
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 624
Words per stanza (avg) 127
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Submitted on June 04, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Ian Sawicki

Ian Sawicki has been writing poetry for over twenty years. He is a Manchester born poet, who has dedicated his life to exploration and composition of poetry. His work reflects the many great influential experiences of his life, the pain, the pleasure combined to create new exciting poetry. If anyone is interested in my books then please visit my lulu storefront. All artwork on these books is by my own hand. http://stores.lulu.com/chasingtheday more…

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