Analysis of The Voice of History Shall Speak Again



The voice of history shall speak again,
From the depths of time, it shall ascend.
A whisper on the wind, a tale untold,
Of lessons learned, of stories old.

It speaks of empires rise and fall,
Of heroes brave, and villains tall.
Of battles fought, and treaties signed,
Of triumphs won, and wounds enshrined.

The Voice of History speaks to us,
Of choices made, both good and worse.
It guides us on our present path,
And warns us not to stray too far.

So listen to the Voice of History,
And let its wisdom set you free.
For in its echoes, we can find,
The strength to build a better kind.

The Voice of History shall speak again,
To guide us through the world's domain.
Let us heed its call, and learn from the past,
To create a future that will forever last.


Scheme Axbb ccdd xxxx eedd Axff
Poetic Form Quatrain  (40%)
Etheree  (25%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 0111001101 101111101 0101010101 11011101 111100101 11010101 11010101 11010101 011100111 11011101 111110101 01111111 1101011100 01110111 10110111 01110101 0111001101 11110101 1111101101 101010110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 759
Words 166
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 117
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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Written on October 19, 2023

Submitted by ggolden9 on October 19, 2023

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