Analysis of HIGHWAY TO HELL
On the highway to Hell
Old Nick he does ride out,
With demons riding with him
Spreading fear and death about.
Pterodactyls follow him
Flying way overhead,
Hoping for wayward travellers
To feast upon the dead.
Skeletal warriors are riding
Upon choppers beside the Devil,
Hoping for an opportunity
To perpetrate great evil.
On the highway to Hell
Through the red desert sands,
Terror is riding out
Through this evil land.
The Devil spreads the word
That all the good must die,
Dreadful creatures follow him
While overhead foul monsters fly.
The Devil rides out
Spreading trepidation,
Throughout this horrid land
And throughout the nation.
On the highway to Hell
Where only losers travel,
The broken-heart journey
Watching all their hopes unravel.
Fire and brimstone waiting
Just around the bend,
As the devil's expedition
Is coming to an end.
THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Scheme | Abcb cdxd efgf Axbh xici bjhj Afgf ekjk kxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10111 111111 1101011 1010101 1101 101101 10110100 110101 100100110 011001010 10110100 110110 10111 101101 101101 11101 010101 110111 1010101 11011101 01011 10010 011101 001010 10111 1101010 010110 10111010 1001010 10101 1010010 110111 01 101010 100100010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 882 |
| Words | 149 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 35 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
The final poem in my "Devil Rides Out" trilogy.
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Written on July 14, 2021
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on July 26, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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