Analysis of Neil mckenzie

Neil Mckenzie 1959 (Brooklyn Nyc)



"I am called Ian"

It was born off the coast of Florida...
He came alive to create death and destruction...
A demon who rose up so we can hear him scream...
A Hurricane like no other, what a horrible dream...
It was a huge predator who came to take a bite out of man...
It growled, hissed and moaned to show us his evil plan...
Buildings, restaurants were destroyed with the pier...
The wraith of Mother Nature's depth was still unclear...
Boats were shuffled then stacked this is true...
They were then thrown like dice...
It began to look like a cat playing with mice...
The humanity of man its the only thing that kept us together...
Special thanks to the Cajun Navy...
The rescue crews that risked their lives to reunite families and helped them stay alive...
The Salvation Army and the Red Cross were there...
They witnessed the water and fire only growing higher and higher...
It did this to satisfy the beast treacherous desire...
Why we were cursed, it wasn't clear...
The Devil rose up to spread more fear...

(By Neil Mckenzie)


Scheme A XABBCCDDXEEFGXXFFDD G
Poetic Form
Metre 11110 1111011100 110110110010 010111111111 0101110101001 1101100111101111 111011111101 1010001101 011101011101 101011111 101111 101111011011 001001110101111010 101101010 01011111101100011101 001010001101 110010010101010010 11111001100010 11011101 010111111 11010
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,038
Words 206
Sentences 20
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 19, 1
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 261
Words per stanza (avg) 62

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Wraith of Ian

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Written on October 20, 2022

Submitted by jazztrumpet01 on October 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Neil Mckenzie

From New York City, been living in Oceanside Ca more…

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