Analysis of Too Much Nonsense

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



People are made to believe,
Too much nonsense.
A little at a time to digest,
Is better than being overwhelmed by it.
That to do makes people crazy.
You know,
The kind of craze...
To make dysfunctions,
More normal these days to want more...
Displayed.
At least dysfunctions had been noticeable.
Remember when they were?

However...
Today?
More noticeable are people,
Comfortably out of their minds.
As if created by the master of fraud.
One capable to sell deception bought.
Leaving no one complaining,
About having buyer's remorse.
Or demanding to be forgiven,
For endorsing to support...
A hoodwinking to dupe,
Even trained monkeys...
With skills to use the dictionary,
Can spell and know the definition...
Of what a moron is.
Whether dressed to impress or not!

And the people who ask,
'What in Heaven's name is going on?'
Count on them being the culprits,
Standing in the way...
Of any progress to achieve it.
And THAT is what's going on!

But then...
Idiots once proud to be fools,
Will never notice what they do...
To prevent the understanding,
Of what moving forward takes.
Or the effort to endeavor it means!


Scheme XXXABXXXXXCD DECXXFGXHXXXBHXF XIXEAI XXXGXX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (35%)
Etheree  (23%)
Metre 1011101 1110 010101101 1101100111 11111010 11 0111 11010 11011111 01 11010111000 010110 10 01 11000110 10001111 11010101011 1100110101 1011010 01101001 101011010 1010101 0111 10110 11110100 11010010 11011 10110111 001011 101011101 11110010 10001 11011011 0111101 11 10011111 11010111 1010010 1110101 1010101011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,073
Words 192
Sentences 27
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 12, 16, 6, 6
Lines Amount 40
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 215
Words per stanza (avg) 48
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Submitted by lpahtillah on September 05, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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