Analysis of Live by the sword
A winters early evening.......
The old lady
making her way home
hunched
against a cold wind
this time she's left it too late
king of the predators
a.k.a. Prince
follows in the shadows
he makes his move
takes the old dear from the back
they fall to the ground
easy meat
a vice like grip,crushes his wrist
"my god she's inhumanley strong"
the knife
rises and falls
rises and falls
back home in the bathroom......
The wig goes into a plastic bag
followed by clear surgeons gloves
blood splattered clothing
next days headlines........
Vigilante strikes again..reward for information
hero.... Kills prince of thieves.....
| Scheme | a xxxx x xxx xx xx x xxBB x xxa x x x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (36%) |
| Metre | 0101010 0110 10011 1 01011 1111111 110100 101 10001 1111 1011101 11101 101 011111 11111 01 1001 1001 11001 011010101 1011101 11010 111 010111010 101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 592 |
| Words | 107 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 13 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 1, 3, 2, 2, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 36 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 32 sec read
- 1 View
0 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Live by the sword" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/77134/live-by-the-sword>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this japanesewind poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In