Analysis of Descendants of Darkness
At the point of the ecliptic I wait,
brothers and sisters roam this domain's wisps;
curled wild strokes of atmospheric danger.
Exhilaration exhumes lost souls while
we tastefully devour their soft sad screams.
I'm an individualist though
looking at me; if your eye ever caught
my supreme presence, you'd think I was quite
ordinary, but do not be deceived
by my outer appearance for that's just
a shell which is used as I tap my foot.
One day the low bows of recognition
will be before the long shadow I cast
across those fear-stained shivers you'll release.
Call me Sir for the time being and weep,
tears will be the drink of my unique choice,
if later you are spared my pleasure
or cold wrath then possibly I'll tell you
the gift of my true name, but for now do
as I say or you'll face the consequence.
Luxury is fascination's tired slave
that crawls on its stomach for our laughter,
and though my siblings may appear to be
free as they watch actions I roll with malice.
Know that when darkness returns to claim us
it will be I who will rule the roost of
damnation with fists made from suffering.
Eternal punishment shall not meet shores
of my disappointment though of course you
will be lost in disillusionment so
even if it did you'd never notice,
keep smiling - you don't know what is coming.
Scheme | XABXA XXXXXX XXA XABCCA XBXA AXD ACAAD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011001011 100101111 111101010 001001111 11000101111 11001001 1011111101 1011011111 100111101 1110010111 0111111111 110111010 110101111 0111110101 1111011001 1110111011 110111110 1111100111 0111111111 1111110100 10011101 11111011010 0111010111 11111011110 1111001111 1111111011 0101111100 0101001111 110101111 111001001 1011111010 1101111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,265 |
Words | 237 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 6, 3, 6, 4, 3, 5 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 147 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on September 22, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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