Analysis of THE ANTI-CHRIST



Black as ashes stands the man
Born to command the evil night,
Tall and lean, he brings terror to
Anyone who dares defy his right;
To rule the world eight awful years
Making nations fall before his might,
Once deemed "The Great Black Hope" by all
Now we know him as the Anti-Christ.

Smiling like a Cheshire Cat
This creature shapen like a man,
Raises his iron fist against
Anyone who ever dares to stand;
Against him and his dreadful rule
Too decent to obey his foul commands,
When will Jesus return to free us from
The Anti-Christ who walks the land?

Slithering like the meanest snake
Sending terror against the very brave,
Those who see through his shallow guise
Are destined soon to lie in state;
For daring to want freedom's return
They're headed for an early grave,
The Anti-Christ will not be stopped
He takes no prisoners ... only slaves!

Making Hitler seem like a fallen saint
The Anti-Christ rules the Empire of Fright,
Spreading terror in his loathsome wake
Don't barrack for this hideous blight;
Might makes wrong around the world
Guided by this creature foul of sight,
Once deemed "The Great Black Hope" by all
Now we know him as the Anti-Christ.

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


Scheme abxbxbCD xaxexxxe fgxxxgxx xbfbxbCD xxx
Poetic Form Tetractys  (23%)
Metre 1110101 11010101 10111101 10110111 11011101 101010111 11011111 111110101 1010101 1101101 10110101 10110111 01101101 1101011101 1110011111 01011101 10010101 1010010101 11111101 11011101 110111001 11011101 01011111 111100101 1010110101 01011010011 101001101 110111001 1110101 101110111 11011111 111110101 01 101010 100100010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,216
Words 217
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8, 8, 3
Lines Amount 35
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 199
Words per stanza (avg) 43

About this poem

Christian believe Jesus will not return until the Anti-Christ has walked the Earth. In fact, the Anti-Christ did come earlier this century; so the End of Days should be coming soon.

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Written on September 17, 2016

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on July 23, 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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