Analysis of Was The Doing A Debacle?
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Was the doing intended,
For a candidate flawed...
With blemishes and all.
A move of genius by the media.
To expose those who endorse and support,
Lies to tell and deception to believe.
In a packed town hall conference,
Witnessed to observe...
Many clapping and cheering gleefully.
Done later hear heard to exclaim,
What had been viewed nationally on TV...
Was not meant to show,
Who deludes to fiction reality...
Is the reason and cause,
The movement towards progress...
Has introduced division and racial shame.
This...
Observed to witness and clearly see,
To broadcast nationally on primetime TV.
IS...
Not only an act of genius.
But also a revelation,
Of who the people are without masks to wear.
Without adorning pretensions to imitate,
A faking to accept ethnic diversity.
Although...
Openly in town hall meetings,
With others sharing their limited beliefs.
Quick they are to applaud and cheer,
One who entertains ignorance sustained...
Has their endorsing loyalty and support.
Regardless how effective,
The doing of it...
Quickly speeds the demise,
Of their quality of life taken for granted!
Along with their dependency,
On ethnic diversity.
Representing a democracy.
Darkening with the images of colored faces.
How stupid can petty people get!
'Excuse me?
I'll have you know right now,
I...am...not...petty!'
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Metre | 1010010 101001 110001 0111010100 1011101001 1110010101 00111100 10101 1010010100 11011101 11111000111 11111 10111010 101001 010011 1010100101 1 011100101 1110001111 1 11011110 1100010 11010101111 01010010110 010101100100 1 10001110 11010110001 11110101 110110001 11010100001 0101010 01011 101001 111001110110 01110100 1100100 01000100 1001010011010 110110101 011 111111 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,319 |
Words | 259 |
Sentences | 32 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 16, 23, 1, 3 |
Lines Amount | 43 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 258 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 53 |
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