Analysis of Klaus



That name, people quaked with fear,
Family, that was complicatedly dear.
An abomination, grew up with hatred,
That brotherly bond, although sacred.

Never a crime, looking out for self,
A pure evil himself, none could help.
Often addressed as a lunatic or bleak,
made me believe, empathy's for the weak.

Caroline and then Camille, he was no chaste,
Blondes, you see, even the evil has a taste.
The tales ended, not because you were vile,
Realized, moments of happiness are fragile.

The king for whom family was power,
Harm them, see the rage he'd shower,
A little wolf born, which they expected never,
A hope, that redefined "always and forever".

Dear Klaus, no, you weren't always right,
And it's okay, you just had your insight.
Enemies that you make throughout your life,
None had the audacity to even point a knife.

Who said that the strongest ain't afraid,
Fear of losing his daughter, he strayed,
Pity and compassion, tends to zero,
To have lived a villain, and died a hero.


Scheme AABB XXCC DDXX EEEE FFGG HHII
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 1110111 1001111 1001011110 11001110 100110111 011001111 1001101011 11011101 1001011111 11110010101 0110101101 10101100110 0111100110 11101110 010111101010 01100110010 11111011 01111111 1001110111 1100100110101 111010101 111011011 1000101110 11101001010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 984
Words 198
Sentences 10
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 126
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Written on March 21, 2022

Submitted by mbrown10 on May 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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