Analysis of Voices of War~ Sept. 22, 2020
Cheyenne Seaman 2003 (Philadelphia)
They told me not to listen to the voices in my head!
What am I supposed to do when they follow me to bed?
Cause, "Kill! Kill! Kill!" is what they scream,
But man, I know, that's not just what they mean.
I hear them scream, them screaming in the night,
Screaming in my ear that every wrong is right.
They told me not to go out in the darkest hour
'Cause that's when every good grape really starts to sour.
"Blood! Blood! Blood!" is what they chant
And to refuse them one really can't.
I hear them chant, chanting in the dark
And man, I knew, 'cause the dogs, they ceased to bark!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101010011 11101111110111 11111111 1111111111 1111110001 100111100111 1111111001010 11110011101110 1111111 010111101 111110001 01111011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 587 |
Words | 118 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 225 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 57 |
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