Analysis of Devil's Stream



There is this stream that is like no other,
Where fog glooms over its water
It is simply called the Devil's Stream
And if you listen close you will hear it scream
It is clouded by so much darkness and fear
That just by touching the waters edge you are bound to shed a tear.
They say it has captured hundreds of lost souls
Who have refused to pay the boatman's tolls
Along its darkened banks at night
You will find glowing red eyes shining bright.
They will watch everything you do
And it's proof that the stories are true.
That this is no ordinary place
For the fear will consume and your heart will race.
So if you are chosen be prepared to pay the price
Is your life really worth the sacrifice
Or will you just become
The streams next victim


Scheme AABBCDEEFFGGHHIIJJ
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111110 11110110 111010101 01110111111 11101111001 1111001011111101 11111010111 110111011 01110111 1111011101 1111011 011101011 11111001 10110101111 1111101011101 111101010 111101 01110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 747
Words 150
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 593
Words per stanza (avg) 143
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Written on February 09, 2021

Submitted by anthonyc.11864 on August 13, 2023

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