Analysis of The Red Ridges LXIII
It's okay, we are going to reward you well
For all the good works you have done for us
But you would do us a favour and invest here
That our taxes may not fly and immigrate there
It's okay we are going to make amends here
For all the commissions and omissions we have made
For the experiments that are inconclusive and deferred
For the weeping goodness that must be augmented
Let us say a laptop for every child is good
Let us say a home theater for every family is fair
Let us say a cellphone for every adult is fine
But then a car for everybody must answer a question
You are a joy to watch and a token of entertainment
You are a bundle of knowledge and a package of information
You are a teacher in a classroom of social networks
You are a preacher in the committee of nations
You are a good citizen and ambassador of good faith
You are the guardian of principles and policies
You are the undertaker of the law and true justice
You are the genius of order, correction, improvement and progress
| Scheme | XABC BXXX XCXD XDXX XXAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111010111 1101111111 11111010011 110101110101 11111011011 1100100010111 100100110010001 101010111010 111011100111 11101100110010011 11101011000111 11011100110010 11011100101010 1101011000101010 110100011101 1101000010110 110110000100111 11010011000100 1101001010110 1101011001001001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 977 |
| Words | 192 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 160 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on August 22, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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