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 |
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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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