Analysis of Realism Of The Cynic



The vital are imminent,
the impassive are stayed.
The astute are prominent,
the trivial are weighed.
The urbane are civilized,
the primitive are rude.
The cultured are maximized,
the inexpert are crude.
The brilliant are terrific,
the insipid are poor.
The splendid are magnific
the tedious are bore.
The wary are distinctive,
the gullible are bind.
The chary are instinctive,
the struthious are blind.
The alert are skeptical,
the lethargic are squat.
The awake are cynical,
the comatose are not.


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Poetic Form
Metre 0101100 001011 0011100 010011 001110 010011 010110 0111 0101010 0111 01011 010011 0101010 010011 0101010 0111 0011100 001011 0011100 01011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 478
Words 80
Sentences 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 399
Words per stanza (avg) 80
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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