Analysis of THE DARK RIDER

Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)



The dark rider roars through
The streets this evil night;
Spreading fear before him

Through the surly streets
The Dark Rider spreads terror,
Misery and death.

The ebony night
Helps to conceal his presence,
Until it's too late.

Riding down on prey
Through a loathsome dark night,
Nothing living dares move.

Street people shiver
At the sound of his Harley,
Terror roaring near.

Night walkers hurry
To escape back inside as,
The Dark Rider calls.

Spreading ample death
Along with despair and fear,
Even terror cries.

The Dark Rider visits
And even the bravest creep,
As he brings death.

THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


Scheme XAX XBC AXX XAX BDE DXX CEX XXC XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 011011 011101 101011 10101 0110110 10001 01001 1101110 01111 10111 101011 101011 11010 1011110 10101 11010 1011011 01101 10101 0110101 10101 011010 0100101 1111 01 101010 100100010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 632
Words 109
Sentences 8
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 59
Words per stanza (avg) 12
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Modified on March 05, 2023

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