Analysis of SNITCH



A sinking ship
The rat makes its trip
First one out of the disaster
An art no one should master

It speaks of character
You have none if you're a ditcher
Liar in every layer
A human being cannot go lower

Snitches get stitches
An adage for ages
Repairing broken bridges
Not an option for these acts of Cowardice

Tattletale another name
Saves his skin in any game
Reveals secrets about the same
Has no self respect or shame

Looks appealing
Playing both sides
Roll of the dice
A matter of time
Before cut to size

Keep away from people
Who play you on the double
Wont blink before letting you scramble
Lifes greatest preamble

Information barter
Seeming benefits to cater
Wanting to be popular
Nature by itself regular
Rewards for being an informer

Caste creed and color
Dont separate man
With life on the line
Those who can
Can of worms not split
Stand apart from the rest

Opposite of loyalty
Anathema to Gratitude
Quality to loathe
Take an oath

Keeping the secret
Builds character
Friend turned foe
Tests your role

Never buy you future
With secrets to offer
Closets in your cupboard
Wont take long to rebound


Scheme AABB BBBB XCCX DDDD XXXXX EEEE BBBBB BFXFXX XXXX XBXX BBXX
Poetic Form
Metre 0101 01111 11110010 1111110 111100 1111101 10010010 0101010110 1110 110110 0101010 11101111100 10101 1110101 01100101 1110111 1010 1011 1101 01011 01111 101110 1111010 110110110 110010 01010 10100110 1011100 10101100 011101010 11010 1101 11101 111 11111 101101 1001100 0100110 10011 111 10010 1100 111 111 101110 110110 100110 111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,057
Words 199
Sentences 1
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 6, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 48
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 82
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted by K.V.Srikanth on June 10, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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