Analysis of Song of The Devil
Adam Roy Carrigan 1985 (Winnipeg, MB)
To persons unknown I say unto thee
The end of days are upon your creed
But tis' not the action you will see
As you are to perish in your dread
With fools' gold dripped in lead
I proclaim it is time for your cowards' death
There will be no one to save you now
You committed the greatest sin
By believing that ignorance was bliss
And by not enforcing the smallest crime
Oh humanity, why have so many rules?
When you can't even follow one?
It was so easy to lead you astray
I must thank you for your corrupted souls
And isn't it funny that I didn't even have to hide?
| Scheme | AXABB XXXXX XXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1100111101 011110111 111010111 111110011 111101 10111111101 111111111 10100101 1010110011 0110100101 10100111101 11110101 1111011101 1111110101 010110111010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 566 |
| Words | 117 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 147 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
About this poem
This poem is written from the Devil's perspective. He is gloating, believing he has won and that the contract between him and humanity is leaning in his favour. Here's another one for Halloween!
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