Analysis of SIEG HEIL TO THE CHIEF

Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)



"Sieg Heil to the Chief!" they shouted four years ago
When Donald Dummy came goose-stepping along,
America's first completely insane president
Came high stepping, singing the Horst Wessel Song.

Donald Dummy said, "Democracy must die!"
And die indeed it did in four short years,
As he outlawed the truth in America
Marching with that evil song ringing in our ears.

"Sieg Heil to the Chief!" Donald Dummy proclaimed
"Sieg Heil to the Chief!" the evil fascists cried,
Marching around the capital wearing black shirts
"Sieg Heil to the Chief!" and democracy died.

Donald Dummy was well and truly chuffed
That America was dumb enough to vote him in,
Unaware of the war crimes that he would do
Unaware of the evil ways that he would sin.

"Sieg Heil to the Chief!" Donald Dummy said
Marching around the capital like a big-head,
"Sieg Heil to the Chief!" evil Nazis shouted
"Sieg Heil to the Chief!" now democracy is dead!

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


Scheme XABA XCDC XEFE BGXG HHXH XFD
Poetic Form
Metre 111011101101 11010111001 010010100110 11101001101 10101010011 0101110111 1110100100 1011101100101 11101101001 11101010101 100101001011 11101001001 1010110101 1010011011110 0110111111 01101011111 1110110101 100101001011 11101101010 111011010011 01 101010 100100010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,044
Words 184
Sentences 14
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 140
Words per stanza (avg) 28

About this poem

Another of my anti-fascist poems. Although, it can be sung, so perhaps I should say, song lyric.

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Written on July 09, 2021

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on July 12, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Phil Roberts

I turn 65 on the 31st of January 2022. I love cats, rock music, and horror fiction and poetry more…

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