Analysis of The seven woes
Woe upon woe, if they did know
that a drop of righteous blood, is as a raging river flow
Woe upon woe, did they not know
what they took for a swan, was indeed a dark crow
Woe upon woe, did they not know
what they hid in the night, on that day it shall glow
Woe upon woe, did they not know
what they took by their greed, on that day they shall throw
Woe upon woe, if they did know
what they did in the dark, will be seen like a show
Woe upon woe, soon they shall know
what they built shall then tumble and shall melt as does snow
Woe upon woe, soon they will know
when he comes for the wicked, with a sword he shall mow
| Scheme | Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa aa aa |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10111111 101110111010101 10111111 111101101011 10111111 111001111111 10111111 111111111111 10111111 111001111101 10111111 1111110011111 10111111 1111010101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 624 |
| Words | 138 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Written on February 08, 2022
Submitted by husseinrahim on February 08, 2022
Modified by husseinrahim on February 08, 2022
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