Analysis of MALEVOLENT BEINGS



Malevolent beings are hunting
Throughout a doom-cursed land,
Hoping to feast upon human meat
The favourite food of the horrid band.

Malignant predators are lurking
Within the noxious twilight,
Following unsuspecting walkers
Through the ghastly night.

The Panther Man and Counterfeiter
All long to devour the living,
Beneath the horrid, scowling moon
Whose light is so unforgiving.

The Riverman and Death Riders
Both tormenting the innocent,
Cavorting through the ghastly town
Until the night-time is spent.

Night Dwellers and the Huntsman
All stalk the town by night,
Dark Crawlers cover the ground
While Verdillacs take to flight.

The Bugler plays a song of death
That can take your breath away,
The Death March goes ever on
Until the coming of the new day.

Maleficent beings are hunting
Through this dreadful town,
The Runner and the Silent Ones
Both appear when the sun goes down.

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


Scheme ABXB ACDC XAXA DXEX XCXC XFXF AEXE XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 010010110 010111 101101101 01110101 010100110 010101 10001010 10101 01010100 111010010 01010101 11110010 010110 1100100 01010101 0101111 1100010 110111 111001 11111 0110111 1111101 0111101 010101011 110110 11101 01000101 10110111 01 101010 100100010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 926
Words 154
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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Malevolent beings are hunting Throughout a doom-cursed land,

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Written on August 11, 2021

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on September 16, 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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