Analysis of Don't Ask Me



Why do you need gas?
For my car
Why do you need a car?
Because I live far from work
Why do you live far from work?
Because I need a house
Why do you need a house far from work?
Because they're affordable
Why are they affordable far from work?
Because the government lowers the taxes there
Why does the government lower the taxes there?
Because they do less for you
Why would you want them to do less for you?
Because it's forced on you
Why would they do that
Because they want to do less
Why would you want less?
I asked for less
Why did you ask for less?
To survive
Will you?
No
Why are you doing it then?
I am waiting for them to change
Are they?
No
Then why are you doing it?
I'm hopeful
What is that?
A bird with wings.
Is that true?
No
Then why are you lying to me?
I hope you will make a difference
What is that?
A change
From what?
Myself
How will I know what that is if you are lying to me?
You won't
Then we will die?
Yes
Is that okay?
Don't ask me


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Poetic Form
Metre 11111 111 111101 0111111 1111111 011101 111101111 0110100 1110100111 010100100101 110100100101 0111111 1111111111 011111 11111 0111111 11111 1111 111111 101 11 1 1111011 11101111 11 1 1111101 110 111 0111 111 1 11111011 111110100 111 01 11 1 11111111111011 11 1111 1 111 111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 957
Words 223
Sentences 23
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 44
Lines Amount 44
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 730
Words per stanza (avg) 201

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ignorance

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Written on March 25, 2022

Submitted by Poetbird on March 25, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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