Analysis of Ulterior Motives
Believe what people do,
not what people say.
Ulterior motives come in vast array.
Flatter the pastry chef,
get another cake.
Ulterior motives are hidden by the fake.
Assure the purchaser,
make another sale.
Ulterior motives are hidden in detail.
Hoodwink the devotee,
count another fan.
Ulterior motives are hidden by the plan.
Promise the paramour,
have another fling.
Ulterior motives are hidden on-the-string.
Believe what people do
for pleasure and gain.
Ulterior motives are in the campaign.
Scheme | AbbcddeffghheiiAjj |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011101 11101 01001010101 100101 10101 010010110101 010100 10101 010010110001 1001 10101 010010110101 1001 10101 010010110101 011101 11001 01001010001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 479 |
Words | 78 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 400 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 78 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 27, 2023
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