Analysis of The Ancients



In a world of whispers lost, trapped,
Where minds entwined, once free, adapt,
A symphony of shadows trained,
To dance in darkness, unrestrained.

Beyond the point of sanity,
They roam the depths, eternally,
Their laughter echoes through the night,
A haunting melody of fright.

Within this labyrinth of minds,
The shifting sands, illusion binds,
As dreams and nightmares intertwine,
Unraveling the grand design.

Through mazes vast, they seek escape,
From realms where memories agape,
Yet hope still flickers, like a flame,
Amidst the chaos and the shame.

Amid the whispers and the cries,
A glimmer of a new sunrise,
They strive to break the spectral chains,
Embrace the light, release the pains.

In unity, they'll find the key,
Unlock the door, set their minds free,
No longer bound by darkness' hands,
They'll rise above the shifting sands.

And when they're free, they'll spread their wings,
To soar where imagination sings,
Beyond the realm of twisted fears,
Into a world where love endears.

So let us listen to their plea,
To set their spirits truly free,
And mend the fragments, heal the scars,
To find peace beyond the stars.


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIJJ CCKK LLXE CCMM
Poetic Form Quatrain  (88%)
Metre 00111011 11011101 0100111 1101001 01011100 11010100 11010101 01010011 0111011 01010101 1101001 01000101 11011101 11110001 11110101 01010001 01010001 0101011 1111011 01010101 01001101 01011111 11011101 11010101 01111111 11100101 01011101 0101111 11110111 11110101 01010101 1110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,135
Words 226
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 111
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Written on July 21, 2023

Submitted by julian_milam on July 21, 2023

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