Analysis of Divided



            
Unknown silhouettes behind the scenes
An invisible sniper in the green
Deceit for all   Elected ones
Divided people, Come undone

Awake the youth to no avail
Decided lies, monsters prevail
Energy drained, Gas exposed
Leaders fight, lawyers deposed

Any excuse, let’s divide
The moment is here, let’s decide
Choose left or right, Your brother said
Either way, Go make your bed

So raise that voice that’s never heard
Tell them you’re outraged in all of your words
Divide the poor, Divide the race
Divide your brother, Don’t leave a trace

Control the masses, Control the herd
Control the message, Control the word
All this is simple.  Make up your mind
We let them lead us,   Time after Time


Scheme XXXX AABB CCDD EXFF EEXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (40%)
Etheree  (35%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 01010101 1010010001 01110101 01010101 01011101 1011001 1001101 1011001 1001101 0101111 11111101 1011111 11111101 111101111 01010101 011101101 010100101 010100101 111101111 111111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 717
Words 126
Sentences 2
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 109
Words per stanza (avg) 25

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Written on September 09, 2023

Submitted by menziest on September 09, 2023

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