Analysis of Just The Basics

James E. Spurgeon Jr. 1986 (New Jersey)



Losers tried to choose us to dismantle, baffle, and confuse us
Self-righteous rulers made wise by the knowledge of the foolish
"Cool it" to the ghoulish lost ones lost out because they misconstrued the truest
Abased from chasing face, forsaking grace, and leaving their place
A major mistake with no redemption, so their resolve is hate
Which doesn't make sense because you shouldn't have stepped on the court if you didn't wanna play
Why buy ingredients if you didn't want cake
Don't just hear what I'm speaking, listen to what I say
Facts switch up but the truth'll never change
Hours go by but time is the same
Anguish is always self-inflicted pain
If it's your decision to go outside, then don't complain about the rain
In black and white, it's given to you plain
It goes cause to effect, affect to effect
Project to reflect, decide then select


Scheme ABCDEFGFHIJJJKK
Poetic Form
Metre 1011111010100011 110101110101010 111010111101101010 11101010101011 0100111010110111 1101101110111011110101 110100111011 1111110101111 111101101 101111101 101110101 111010111111010101 0101110111 11110101101 101011101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 844
Words 150
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 46
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 684
Words per stanza (avg) 149
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Written on February 01, 2008

Submitted by EhyehAsherEhyeh on October 05, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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