Analysis of The Petty Tyrants
And I have things within me, though unseen, belong.
Often enough the outer look belies the inner stare
With its sweet interpretations.
And what you guess you see is born from the need
To keep Hyde hidden.
Where loving lies, rears lust -
Where happiness., melancholy -
Where friendship feeds, breeds hate -
Where I seem to listen, I sneer.
And I have all these things hidden within.
And they await to break through
These sweet shell interpretations.
As freedom endures.
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Metre | 011101110101 10010101010101 1110010 01111111101 11110 110111 1100100 110111 11111011 0111111001 0101111 1110010 11001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 472 |
Words | 91 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 1 |
Lines Amount | 13 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 186 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
About this poem
Some people present a face that is only a sham to cover their real motives. This poem was originally called "Split" when I wrote it in 1977. Sadly, the world has had many tyrants. Today they have infiltrated into democratic countries. Two especially come to mind.
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Written on November 12, 1977
Submitted by mcks on February 18, 2023
Modified on April 03, 2023
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