Analysis of Lovely Betrayal
Bravery flashed his sword
and lashed out at his enemy,
only trying to be courageous
in an advantageous situation.
The admiration of Beauty he desired,
inspired by the thrill of battle
to dispose of the cattle at her feet
and pose as a better suitor.
Bravery wanted to loot her
for all that she was worth,
and though her mirth concealed it,
Beauty recognized the feeling.
If she spurned him, he would turn
and burn in fury and in spite
to ignite her frail features,
so she conspired with Betrayal.
Not caring what it entailed,
Beauty let Betrayal from lifelong prison,
belonging now to each other’s will
until the task was done.
In the palest light of the morning sun,
the deeds of the night had passed,
and Bravery’s tall figure lay dead in sight,
his blood on Beauty’s small hands.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 100111 01111100 101011010 01010010 00101101010 010101110 1011010101 01101010 10010110 111111 0101011 1010010 1111111 01010001 1010110 110101010 1101101 10101011110 010111101 010111 0010110101 0110111 011101101 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 765 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 622 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 141 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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