Analysis of REBELS



Rebels cannot be tolerated
When they’re trying to spread the truth,
They question all the Leader’s lies
And dare to ask for proof.

Rebels must be held in check
By force, if it has to be,
If violence is the only way
We’ll use it to maintain harmony.

Rebels cannot be allowed to speak out
And question political correctness,
By contradicting the Leader’s lies
They spread discord and unrest.

The rebels must be brought into line
By force, if it’s the only way,
For rebels endanger society
When they question lies of the State.

Rebels have got to be punished
For daring to question the regime,
For whenever they question the State’s lies
They’re guilty both of deed- and thought crime.

THE END
Copyright © 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


Scheme XXAX XBCB XXAX XCBX XXAX XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 10101100 11101101 11010101 011111 1011101 1111111 110010101 111101100 1010101111 0100100010 10100101 1110001 010111011 11110101 1100100100 11101101 10111110 110110001 1010110011 110111011 01 101010 100100010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 746
Words 131
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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Rebels cannot be tolerated When they’re trying to spread the truth, They question all the Leader’s lies And dare to ask for proof.

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Written on August 30, 2008

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on July 12, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Phil Roberts

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