Analysis of I have an illusion
I have an illusion that one day, common sense will rule once again.
A sense that won't justify killing by any means and on no one's behalf or name.
A sense that says: Your country and home are the same; don't let anyone drag you into their own dirty game.
I have an illusion that one day, when common sense rules once again,
Children will be children and their parents will be the ones who'll show them the way.
A sense that will give our elders back their well-earned respect; they were here before us. (Sorry, Chrisley, but they know best.)
I have an illusion that one day, if common sense will rule once again,
Reality shows will show the reality, using no filters in any form or way.
And although it's considered "cool" to say the F's and the B's…
I wish to hear a full sentence with no **##-** and no beeps.
I have an illusion that one day, when common sense returns,
War, hunger, and climate changes will be long-forgotten and unused terms.
Money and success will be only means to fulfill some of life's opportunities.
A day we’ll realize our idols are near and close, not the ones on T.V., not those.
An illusion I have today, so it may be;
But I hope for tomorrow it will become...a dream.
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Metre | 11101011110111101 01111010110101110111 0111110011011110110111101 11101011111011101 1011100110110111101 0111110101111011010111011111 111010111110111101 1011101010110010111 01101011101001 1111011011011 111010111110101 110010101110100011 10001111011011110100 011101010110110111111 101011011111 1111011111 |
Characters | 1,209 |
Words | 246 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 57 |
Words per line (avg) | 14 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 183 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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A poem inspired by Martin Luther King's
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