Analysis of Clever Snake
Lindsay Mayeux 1992 (United States of America)
Into the garden he slithered in
With one goal in mind
To drag -
Down -
Humankind
His army breaks way
Causing choas and decay
Hunger, fruitless, desperation
Sets in
He speaks in songs of velvet,
Lies minced with truth,
Careful not to offend,
Careful not to build too much,
He'll tell you what you want to hear,
If only you will lend an ear
He comes in promises of peace,
That only he can provide,
To reign in the divide,
To believe in his,
Guide;
Disguise,
In your -
Demise
A false hope,
A false light,
His darkness so deep
it shines
He will eat and devour you whole
Selling his cure
His requirement -
Your payment -
You need only bow -
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01010110 11101 11 1 10 11011 101001 1010010 10 1101110 1111 101101 1011111 11111111 11011111 11010011 1101101 110001 10101 1 01 01 01 011 011 11011 11 111001011 1011 1010 110 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 647 |
Words | 144 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 6, 8, 9 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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