Analysis of Dance of Freedom



Some people sit and wait for tomorrow;
 Praying that their lives shall somehow
 erratically change

May we all rejoice together
 and strive for the betterment of our people's;
 In hopes, we'll be a guide for the followers
 In the muddy banks we string up our baits,
 To draw in whatever lurks in the watery deeps
 To fill our barren lands with
 Its inhabitants

We shall forever hunt its swamps
 and defeat the serpent that lies within it
 I shall unveil its ghostly spirit
 And expose it tiger like teeth to my peoples
 I pray that Goliath shall no longer
 Taunt my fellow men

We shall raise our chin to the skies
 And dance wildly
 to the vibrations of our earthly fear…
 Goliath's brute reputation echoes
 Throughout our lands, yet we all shall feast
 Upon him in joyful tear

In the end of this battle and blow,
 We will all gather around our Gods table
 bringing songs and dances of freedom

I say woe to the Goliath Tiger Fish
 For I shall eat your treacherous heart
 And drenched myself within your evil spirit
 I'll feel redeemed
 I'll feel free


Scheme AXX BCXXCXX XXDCBX XEXXXX AXX XXDXE
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (23%)
Metre 110101101 1011111 01001 11101010 011010011010 01110110100 00101111101 110101001001 11101011 10100 11010111 00101011011 110111010 001110111110 1110101110 11101 111101101 0110 10010110101 1101010 0110111111 0110101 001111001 111100110110 101010110 11110010101 111111001 0110111010 1101 111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,027
Words 188
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 7, 6, 6, 3, 5
Lines Amount 30
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 138
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Submitted on June 14, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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