Analysis of IM A HYPHENATED-AMERICAN
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
I AM A HYPHENATED- AMERICAN
I am an American
Well...I'm a White-American
But l was raised by a Mexican
So I am a White-Mexican-American
But I live in the South
So I am a White-Mexican-Red neck-American
But I'm from Los Angles
So I am a White-Mexican-Red neck-Urban-American
But I'm a Christian
So I am a White-Mexican-Red neck-Urban-Christian-American
But I'm Lower middle class
So I am a White-Mexican-Red neck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-American
But I am a surfer
So I am a White-Mexican-Red neck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-American
But I am a Consevative
So I am a White-Mexican- Redneck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-Conservative-American
Well I am a Veteran
So I am a White-Mexican-Redneck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-Conservative-Veteran-American
Hey I was born in Florida
So I am a White-Mexican-Redneck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-Conservative-Veteran-Floridian-American
And I am employed
So I am a White-Mexican-Redneck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-Conservative-Veteran-Floridian-Employed-American
Oh! I pay taxes
So I am a White-Mexican-Redneck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-Conservative-Veteran-Floridian-Employed-Taxpaying-American
And I am a Poet
So I am a White-Mexican-Redneck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-Conservative-Veteran-Floridian-Employed-Taxpaying-Poetic-American
And I--man forget this,
I am an American!
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| Metre | 1101000100 1110100 1010100 111110100 111011000100 111001 11101100110100 111110 1110110011100100 11010 111011001110100100 1110101 11101100111010101010100 111010 1110110011101010101100100 11101 1110110011010101011001000100 1110100 1110110011010101011001001000100 11110100 11101100110101010110010010001000100 01101 1110110011010101011001001000100010100 11110 111011001101010101100100100010001100100 011010 111011001101010101100100100010001100100100 011011 1110100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
| Characters | 1,432 |
| Words | 168 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 28 |
| Lines Amount | 29 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 582 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 82 |
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We are just American
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