Analysis of THE FOLLOWER
The Follower stalks his quarry
Right across this sun-scorched land,
Hoping soon to track them down
Pursuing them 'cross the desert sand.
Their footsteps leave a ready track
That he can so easily follow,
Right across the red sand dunes
Then down into sunken hollows.
He follows them throughout the day
And right on through the night,
Delighting in the battle chase
Drawing power from their futile flight.
Right across the length and breadth
Of the planet, he will gladly travel,
Closing slowly in upon his prey
As their meagre strength unravels.
He hunts their bodies so he can kill
Although to live he devours their souls,
So around the Earth, he goes after them
With a heart that's as black as coals.
The Follower has journeyed far
In a quest for his human prey,
And yet with every step he takes
His quarry gets further away.
Is he tiring, expiring, or just a tease
Hoping to make the sojourn last,
To take even greater pleasure when
He gets to enjoy his sordid repast.
THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Scheme | XAXA XXXX BCXC XXBX XDXD XBXB XXXA XXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01001110 1011111 1011111 010110101 1110101 111110010 1010111 11011010 11010101 011101 01000101 101011101 1010101 1010111010 101000111 1111010 111101111 111101011 1010111101 10111111 01001101 00111101 011100111 11011001 11100101101 10110101 111010101 111011101 01 101010 100100010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,012 |
Words | 184 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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The Follower stalks his quarry Right across this sun-scorched land, Hoping soon to track them down Pursuing them 'cross the desert sand.
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Written on August 07, 2021
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on September 07, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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