Analysis of L. I. E. (Look, I Exaggerate)



Look, I Exaggerate
Political speech is how I masturbate
I lie to your sense of right and wrong
I blow smoke from my deceptive bong
And sing you a liars song
Try to make you believe
Try my best to deceive
I lie for political reprieve
I know it's your pet peeve
But please don't leave
Before I have a chance to deceive
It's your hope in freedom
I wish to cleave
Though I shall allow you time to grieve
And realize my deceptions saturation
Politics
Is the speech of masturbation
So get used to it
Cause it's here for the duration
A cultural icon
Throughout the nation
It's a sad annoying fascination
To listen to your oral constipation
And watch you gag
On your own abomination
L. I. E. (Look, I Exaggerate)
Doesn't really have to be our fate

Eric (and sometimes not)


Scheme AABXBCCCCCCXCCDXDXDXDDDXDAA X
Poetic Form
Metre 11010 0100111110 111111101 111110101 0110101 111101 111101 111010001 111111 1111 011101101 111010 1111 111011111 0101010010 10 1011010 11111 11110110 010010 01010 101010010 1101110010 0111 1110010 11111010 1010111101 100011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 765
Words 145
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 27, 1
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 303
Words per stanza (avg) 72
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Submitted by EASN on February 12, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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