Analysis of Impending Gloom
Measly shadows, painted on the promise of darkness,
stretch across the open fields,
as nature changes her complexion.
Lake Erie, a bright orange, burns
while the sun plunges into speculation.
The egrets know it is coming;
boisterously, they perform the ritual of the twilight.
Children sneak the last play,
as the darkness tiptoes in.
The soft wind carries the thoughts of creatures stirring;
mortals warming up for the thrills of the nightlife.
Joy is pending, laughter is imminent,
but death will take its toll.
It’s the tale of two jungles existing side by side.
The dusk, at a snail's pace, settles in;
the sickle-less reaper of souls.
There are strange affairs when these jungles come alive.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101010110 1010101 110100010 11001101 1011001010 0111110 11010100101 101011 101010 011100111010 10101101101 1110101100 111111 1011110010111 011011100 01011011 111011110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 685 |
Words | 116 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 555 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 116 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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