Analysis of Who Am I anyhow? Who are we anyhow?
If found I am not what
I said I am
Shining example of goodness
Under whose thin skin
Lurks envy, deception
A righteous risk, deal dangerous
Consumptive, self-involved
"You say I am honest?"
Innocently peer at my neighbor's cards
Intuitively steal looks at all the pretty gals
Who among us is so honest
To pray forgiveness the next day?
Are all many-sided, complicated creatures
All with great ego
A mystic shadow of temptation, ambivalence
In an instant the mind turns
One hundred and eighty degrees
Opinions modified, strong outbursts rationalized
My way most, yours - a bit here and there Anxious protect our own
No, but spirited, overwhelmed
With mischievous passion to subdue the maiden
I am not what I said I am
Sometimes I am not myself
Devout, intense, pray to my deity
My competitiveness makes for action
Forcefully winning, succeeding
My meditation brings some balance and reason
One thing is for sure
I do not want to be a slave to
Anyone
Scheme | XABXCB XDXXDX XXXXXXXXC AXXCXCXXC |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (27%) Etheree (23%) |
Metre | 111111 1111 10010110 10111 110010 01011100 1101 111110 1000111101 0100011110101 10111110 11010011 11101010010 11110 010110100100 0110011 11001001 0101011100 1111011011001101 1110001 110010101010 11111111 011111 0101111100 1010001110 10010010 10101110010 11111 111111011 10 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 964 |
Words | 182 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 9, 9 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 191 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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