Analysis of Doublespeak
Ignorance isn't bliss...
It's a hiss -
Whispering in your ear
Tellin' you that left is right
That death is life
And every breath you take
Is word made flesh;
A Manifest Destiny relegated
To Tainted fruit and sound bites
Edited for your approval -
But little did you know
That removal of the restriction
Would end up in a hearse...
Or did you?
I mean..
It was really hard to miss
The forest for the trees
'Cause it was all you had
For miles around to see
But, that one...
Set apart...
Oh, how it took root
In a heart of darkness
And sparked a blaze
That we haven't been able
To put out since
Every single resident
Covered in dust and ashes
Leaven roasting over an open fire
Is consumption for the masses
Satiated by mud pies
And drunk off the blood of our ancestors
Even if the milk and honey are free
We can't imagine it tasting any better
Dung pile after dung pile
Comprised of filthy rags and false idols
Stained glass mingled with clay feet
And a razor-wire smile
"Blessed are those who eat;
For they shall inherit the earth."
Back we go from whence we came
Doublespeak and a wink
Put us right back in the dirt
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 100101 101 100011 111111 1111 0100111 1111 010100100 1101011 10011010 110111 101010010 111001 111 11 1110111 010101 111111 110111 111 101 11111 001110 0101 1110110 1111 10010100 1001010 10101011010 10101010 1111 0110111010 1010101011 110101101010 111011 0111010110 1110111 0010101 11111 11101001 1111111 10001 1111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,071 |
Words | 214 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 8, 4, 5, 7, 8, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 43 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on December 05, 2015
Modified on March 09, 2023
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