Analysis of The Ballad of Rhómar and Àrtarané
Thither to the fight, thither to the flame
thus went Rhómar, scarlet prince of Evernight,
and his betrothed, fairest queen Àrtarané
Fiercest of hearts and fearless in peril
theirs was the courage that braced the coming night,
and against blackest skies defiant
There it was, the kindling of valour's light,
shields against the darkness,
swords that echoed forth into memory
Anvölor and Elressië,
starlight and steel
to drive the fell servants of Dragondom away
But hither came the hour, hither came their fates
On the field of fire and doom they stood,
and fought beneath the roaring thunder
Alone amidst the fallen,
unyielding before the hosts of Nárva's brood
with banners burnt and hope torn asunder,
there, their great fates were sewn
Their shields were splintered and their starlight lessened,
but with hearts ever steadfast and sword-arms bloodied
So thither to the fire, now thither to their ends
and Rhómar sang in the face of death:
"Àrtarané! Àrtarané! For Evernight and my crimson star-maid!"
and he went forth and perished in the flames
but Àrtarané lingered and her strength did not fade
for seven-and-ten black drakes she'd hewn down
Until at the last her sword-arm was taken
and Anaya Àrtarané, whose likeness again shall never be, was overcome,
the last and brave, greatest queen of ill-fated Vystarién
Scheme | XAB XAAACXCXX XADBADBAA XXAXABBXB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101 111110111 0111011 1011010010 11010110101 001101010 111010111 101010 1110101100 1101 101 1101101101 110101010111 1011100111 010101010 0101010 01001011111 1101011010 111101 1101001110 11110101110 11101011111 011100111 1111011011 0111010001 1110001111 1100111111 01101011110 00101110011101110 0101101111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,337 |
Words | 232 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 9, 9, 9 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 263 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
About this poem
Set in a fictional world, this is an ode to two lovers who are doomed to fight and die courageously in defiance against the forces of darkness.
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Written on 2021
Submitted by Mirkleaf on December 29, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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