Analysis of I Stood
I stood with them and spoke
Carefully maneuvering my words
Not to offend nor comprehend
They were people that spoke of greed
Their lips curled in an impish grin
Full of sin and of all that was within
They spoke of want and not of need
I could scarcely contain my hate
"Take it all and let them fall!"
"This is their state!"
"This is their fate!"
How many times must I hear?
This constant noise in my ear.
One day the truth will prevail
And words so strong I will exhale.
"Feel the wrath of God upon thee!"
Your eyes shut for Eternity.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111101 100010011 1101101 10101111 11101101 1110111101 11110111 11100111 1110111 1111 1111 1101111 1101011 1101101 01111101 10111011 11110100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 520 |
Words | 108 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 415 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 104 |
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