[Suzerain of Sheol]

Originally Posted by Gallowsraven

that is a pretty awesome battle speech.

"The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding—
Riding—riding—
The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door."
(Alfred Noyes' The Highwayman)

One of my two favourite poems, the other being The Listeners. Can a story, poetic or otherwise, be set in a cooler, more awesome way than this? And it's just such an epic poem!

I really like that. The long syllable-count per line is something that I haven't seen very much (though I'm woefully ill-read in classic literature and poetry...) I actually kind of want to try writing a poem like that, now...

Obligatory quote: Love's golden arrow at him should have fled, And not death's ebon dart, to strike him dead

For some reason, I've always wanted to twist that line around into something like, "Better love's golden arrow from him had fled, and death's ebon dart to have struck him dead." I don't know. I'm weird. (and that's a syllable too long...)