Analysis of Promises
Benson Chukwueke 1971 (Owerri)
Chameleon has not been known to keep it's colour
It would always speak with two tongues
The sweet tongues of a politician
Promising heaven on earth
Is only praying to steal our votes
After then, we can go to hell
| Scheme | ABCDEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010011111111 1111111 01110010 1001011 1101011101 10111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 212 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 171 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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