Analysis of Bloviation            



Bloviation, similar to intoxication
Is full of needless word
Becoming a constant harangue
Tiring all, who have heard

Bloviation, similar to oxidation
Involves a lot of air
It's just needless blustering
You get it, anywhere

Bloviation .. . I know, I know


Scheme ABXB ACXC X
Poetic Form
Metre 110010010 111101 01001001 101111 11001010 010111 1110100 11110 11111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 258
Words 42
Sentences 3
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 68
Words per stanza (avg) 14
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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