Analysis of THE MAN-OF-IRON



Manlike metal thing
Thunders through an old building,
Killing all it finds.

Clanking old metal
Like an ancient robot,
The Man-Of-Iron Comes.

Hands like steel vices
Crippling or killing anyone,
Who invades his home.

Guillotine-like mouth
Crunching through metal or bone,
Protecting his home.

Fighting strangers
Protecting his territory
An ancient building.

Killing all builders
Trying to demolish
The place where he resides.

Protecting his abode
Like some ancient fortress,
From demolition.

Old building haunted
The Manlike thing of iron,
Stalking all who near.

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


Scheme AAX XXX XBC XXC DXA DXX XXB XXX XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1101 1011110 10111 10110 11101 011101 11110 10011010 10111 1011 1011011 01011 1010 0101100 11010 10110 101010 011101 010101 111010 1010 11010 011110 10111 01 101010 100100010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 608
Words 94
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 58
Words per stanza (avg) 10

About this poem

Not quite a robot, not quite armour, THE MAN-OF-IRON protects his domain.

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Written on May 21, 2021

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on June 05, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Phil Roberts

I turn 65 on the 31st of January 2022. I love cats, rock music, and horror fiction and poetry more…

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