Bloviation
Hear the idle chatter. Hear the empty ring.
Some people talk a lot
but never say a thing.
Hear the pomposity. Hear the stuffiness.
Some people talk a lot
but give fluffiness.
Hear the prolixity. Hear the effusion.
Some people talk a lot
but display confusion.
Hear the periphrasis. Hear the wordiness.
Some people talk a lot
but offer windiness.
Hear the verbosity. Hear the opiate.
Some people talk a lot
but only bloviate.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aBa cBc dBd cBc xBb |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 410 |
Words | 74 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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