Analysis of Dead Apostates
Write intrepid and unafraid…
your ink to stain their minds
Each word a dagger spilling truth,
new blood for all to find
Write intrepid and unafraid,
your message screaming loud
Where dead apostates felt your wrath
—disciples standing proud
(Sedona Arizona: February, 2019)
| Scheme | Ax xx Ab xb x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010001 111111 11010101 111111 1010001 110101 111111 010101 010010100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 276 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 44 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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