Analysis of AFFLICTION



Republic writhes in ignominy,
Hubris, incompetence led to calamity.
What brought US here? What did we seek?
What specters taunt, and make US bleed?

A frozen instant, slice of time,
A glimpse of past, now current crime.
As boxes draped in banners return,
Parents' hearts break, their kids are gone.

Our soldiers die for no good reason,
Displayed for enemy, as turkey season,
Commanders lead into dead end,
To our foes they give a hand.

To lead us, feeble mind was sent,
Matters of state have gotten sad.
The choice was poor, vindictive, hasty,
This rotting head pollutes, it's nasty.

Duplicity begets deception,
No good could come of this for our nation,
Since Falsehoods are reused each day,
Deceit Machine is here to stay.

Prestige and freedoms disappear,
People observe, in disbelief and fear.
Emotions ebb and feelings flow,
Internal passions gather, grow.

Our might persists, republic is strong,
Yet will to fight, seems to have gone.
Second amendment, strong deterrent,
Yet, who will go against the current?

When common sense no longer common,
When ruler's push what's misbegotten,
When obvious becomes obscure,
Time has arrived to search for cure.


Scheme AAXX BBXC DDXX XXAA DDEE FFGG XCHH DDII
Poetic Form Quatrain  (38%)
Metre 01010100 100100110100 11111111 1110111 01010111 01111101 110101001 10111111 1010111110 01110011010 01010111 11011101 11110111 10111101 011101010 110101110 010001010 11111111010 1110111 01011111 0101001 100100101 01010101 01010101 1010101011 11111111 100101010 111101010 110111010 1111010 11000101 11011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,172
Words 228
Sentences 15
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 114
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted by RosenkrantzA on August 31, 2021

Modified by RosenkrantzA on June 16, 2023

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