Analysis of Honored



Finally,
You have discovered something I have done...
To do that updates your criticism.
I had been concerned for decades,
That my comedic acting skills...
Were taken as serious,
As those of scene stealing politicians.

I am a writer.
Who immensely enjoys,
The field of entertainment.

And so honored am I to be flattered,
By valuable and much sought after criticism.
Controversy to have it these days at my age,
Is priceless.
The kind that attracts to maintain sustained,
Notoriety.
Notoriety I did not seek.
But blessed to receive it.

And I thank you!
From the bottom of my humbled heart.

'How does that sound?
If I was awarded for my humility.'

'It is almost close to approaching sincerity.
Why don't you include a picture of yourself.
Wiping away a tear from your left eye.'

'Hmmm.
A portrait. Maybe...
A mural. A medium size one.
Good idea.
But...
Wouldn't that offend,
The ones with conservative ideals?
They've got enough already too hot,
In that boiling pot.
I don't want to add onto,
Whatever the agenda they have.
To assume me to be sending,
A liberal leftist message.'

'Everything is not political you know!'

'OH?
Since when?
Everything those politicians do is criticize.
And none of it is honorable to flatter anyone!


Scheme ABCXXDX XXX XCXDXAXX EX XA AXX CABXXXXFFEXXX G GXXB
Poetic Form
Metre 100 1101010111 111011100 11101101 11010101 0101100 111110010 11010 101001 011010 0110111110 110001110100 10011111111 110 0110110101 0100 01001111 111011 0111 101011101 1111 111010110100 111110100100 11101010101 1001011111 1 01010 010010011 1010 1 10101 011010001 110101011 01101 1111110 10001011 10111110 01001010 1011010011 1 11 1010101110 01111100011010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,185
Words 215
Sentences 34
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 7, 3, 8, 2, 2, 3, 13, 1, 4
Lines Amount 43
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted by lpahtillah on June 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:04 min read
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