Analysis of Behind The Scenes



Loud are the mouths,
Of unseen agitators.
Stirring up their criticisms.
Done behind the scenes.
In attempts to demean,
The ones not hiding.
Known to show themselves.
Unafraid in public to be seen.
Stripped bare without masquerading.
Or charading to be someone else.
Hoping to use an alias.
With their mouths loud and open.
Yet...
The only thing this done to bring,
Is more attention to the very ones...
Displaying to say what it is they mean.
Regardless of fearing,
Who it may be...
Disguising themselves behind the scenes.
As most cowards do to prove,
A bravery.
They wish to have had.
Although far removed and distant,
Can alias users choosing to masquerade...
Masking their faces on a regular basis.
Could seriously be picked to represent,
A depiction of bravery.
And the meaning to define,
Any definition to describe it best...
As an activity hidden behind the scenes.
With an expectation,
Of those who have the loudest mouths.
No one knows to see but hear.
And willing to follow their nonsense allowed.
Yet...
Could not identify or recognize them,
With or without their costumes adorned!
Worn to wear behind the scenes.
Portraying their interpretation,
Of what to them being brave means!


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Poetic Form Tetractys  (25%)
Etheree  (23%)
Metre 1101 101100 1011100 10101 001101 01110 11101 01010111 1101010 111111 10111100 1111010 1 01011111 1101010101 0101111111 010110 1111 010010101 1110111 0100 11111 1101010 11001010101 101101010010 1100011101 00101100 0010101 1001010111 110100100101 11010 11110101 1111111 01011011001 1 110101101 110110101 1110101 01010010 11111011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,192
Words 240
Sentences 29
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 40
Lines Amount 40
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 940
Words per stanza (avg) 201
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Written on August 12, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on August 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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