Analysis of SHEEPLE

Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)



The young today are mere sheeple
Who cannot act at all on their own,
Too indoctrinated to see we’ve lost
Basic freedoms we once had known.

Yes sheeple always follow after
Those whom they call the leader,
Like sheep in a barren paddock
Waiting for a rural feeder.

Sheeple follow the leader
And do whatever they’re told,
They’ve given in to the brainwashing
And seem to like being controlled.

Sheeple graze in big cities
And not out on distant farmlands,
They gladly obey every order
They like to be given commands.

Sheeple like to be told how to act ‘right’
They like to be told what to say,
They’ve given in to political correctness
And gladly live their lives like slaves.

THE END
© Copyright 2021, Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


Scheme ABXB CCXC CDXD XECE XXXX XXA
Poetic Form
Metre 0101111 110111111 101001111 10101111 1111010 1111010 11001010 10101010 110010 011011 11001010 01111001 110110 0111101 1100110010 11111001 111111111 11111111 110010100010 01011111 01 101010 100100010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 736
Words 131
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 99
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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The young today are mere sheeple Who cannot act at all on their own,

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Written on October 11, 2008

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on July 01, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Phil Roberts

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