Analysis of Nothing is ok
Kelley Davies 1983 (Dallas)
Them tides, they've turned
The world is at war
I try and keep it peaceful
But my spirit is torn
The same who've hurt me
Are calling for allegiance
To their deathly strategy
To destroy with obedience
Their plan is heinous
It's not my way
I don't see an end
And still they slay
It's real, the violence
It causes consequences
The spiritual realm
Is pleading for our defense
Against this offense
The situation is dire
But I refuse to fall prey
To a world on fire
This antihuman fight
To destroy each other
Over a simple belief
"I'm right and you're wrong!"
It's all a lie
We're all the same
In the end
The war is inside of each one of us
Time to mend
Scheme | X X X X A B A B C D E D B X X F F X D G X G X X X X E C E |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111 01111 1101110 111011 01011 1101010 1110100 10110100 11110 1111 11111 0111 110100 110100 010001 11011001 01101 001011 1101111 101110 111 101110 1001001 11011 1101 1101 001 0110111111 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 691 |
Words | 163 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 29 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 17 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
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Submitted by kbdallas2020 on March 20, 2024
Modified by kbdallas2020 on March 20, 2024
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