Analysis of SANDS OF OBLIVION
The red sands of oblivion
Burn with the sun's great heat,
Melting rubber soles on shoes
Scorching naked feet.
Eerie creatures are lurking
Within the red desert sands,
Slyly watching all who pass
Since before time ever began.
Oblivion is our future
The future of every person,
When the sands of time run out
You know your race is run.
Foul creatures lurking near
Hiding within oblivion's sands,
Waiting for a chance to pounce
On unsuspecting woman or man.
Old Man Time uses the sand
To fill up our hour glasses,
So he can decide when to end
Our lives, as our time passes.
Each day that we live
Leaves us with one day less,
Going through the veil of tears
Until we have no time left.
The red sands of oblivion
Burn like Hell's own fires,
Counting down our lives until
At last, our life expires.
THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Scheme | Abxb xcxd xaxa xcxd xefe xxxx Agxg fxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110100 110111 1010111 10101 1010110 0101101 1010111 10111001 010011010 010110010 1011111 111111 110101 100111 1010111 10101011 1111001 111101010 1111111 101110110 11111 111111 1010111 0111111 01110100 111110 10110101 11101010 01 101010 100100010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 834 |
| Words | 157 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 31 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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The red sands of oblivion Burn with the sun's great heat, Melting rubber soles on shoes Scorching naked feet.
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Written on July 28, 2021
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on October 09, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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