Analysis of Say No More ( Dances With Swords )



Is it just me is it pure fantasy
That the fighting must end
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Say these youths have nothing to lose
There's no light at the end of the trouble tunnel
Everyday spent in this manor
Knocked back by the reality hammer
Change the record the tune
Choose life there's still room
Say No More Dances With Swords
Go get free jump aboard
Break the mould be bold
Fulfill a different role
Model to your peers amidst the sneers the jeers
Yeah others will diss you but they sure ain't gonna miss you
See it's this jealousy and strife that leads to taking someone's life
So don't take rap do the time talking crap about crime ...
Can't stop then just mime find an alternative rhyme
Don't do battle with death
Take a loved ones last breath
Life in the pound now how does that sound
So listen up if you can
Don't be a fool be a man
Don't let that door bang
"No More" Cool and the gang


Scheme ABBCDEEFGHIJKLMNOOPPQRRSS
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111100 101011 111011 11111011 111101101010 10110110 11101010 100101 11111 1111011 111101 10111 0101001 10111010101 11011111111011 111100011111011 1111101101011 111111101001 111011 101111 100111111 1101111 1101101 11111 111001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 896
Words 176
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 25
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 706
Words per stanza (avg) 174

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Submitted by richpiercewycombe on August 27, 2023

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Richard Pierce

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