Analysis of Desert Curse
Desert Curse
sandstorms scrape sun from sky
bristle through stubborn sage
take revenge with searing fry
inflict on daily stage
surely God forsook this realm
ignoring its parched and thirsty state
immune to His children’s whelm
what justifies this heavenly hate
what happened to cause such ire
to subject the land this dreadful curse
to ignite it with unrelenting fire
turning Eden into flaming hearse
did we natives reject God’s decrees
did we question a too proud almighty
was it full rebellion or only slight degrees
perhaps, we preferred an Aphrodite
what could justify such living hell
how could a Divine wreak such rage
has He ignored every anguished yell
what kind of sin deserves this wage
| Scheme | ABCBC DEDE XAXA FGFG HCHC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101 11111 101101 1011101 011101 1010111 010110101 0111101 11011001 1101111 101011101 1011101010 101001101 111001101 1110011010 111010110101 011011010 11101101 11001111 1101100101 11110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 704 |
| Words | 121 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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