Analysis of Despots (Iraq 3.18.03)
"Playground bullies" create terrors
Not only in strange, distant land
Under our nose and near at hand
Self-serving purpose they fulfill, ignoring democratic will
Against them, too, we take a stand
Stopping acts of evil-bearers.
Surreptitious infiltration
Motives disguised with friendly smile
Offering help: the extra mile
Under this cover violence reigns, hateful passions run in their veins
Ulterior means all the while
An ego's amalgamation.
These two-bit thugs we can't appease
Nor tolerate their aggression
Nor yield with docile concession
Nor accept hostile despots, nor shrink from fear when things get hot
Overlooking their transgression
We have the good and peaceful keys
Scheme | ABBXBA CDDXDC ECCXCE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1100110 11001101 101010111 110101010100101 01111101 10111010 010010 10011101 10010101 10110100110101011 01001101 110010 11111101 1101010 11110010 10110111111111 1001010 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 663 |
Words | 103 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 187 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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