Analysis of Enigmas
Life riddles that are enigmatic
To which the answers involve a pun
All the things that are most puzzling
This is a conundrum.
Statements that don't logically follow
Non sequiturs embellished by jazz
Double-talk, ambiguous language
This is a razzmatazz.
Situations marked by paradox
Contradictions, absurdity too
Where solutions are impossible
This is catch twenty-two.
Extravagant exaggeration
Though panglossian redundancy
Word paint for incredible pictures
This is hyperbole.
Sanctimonious, smarmy acting
Pretentious, caring pedestrian
Hypocritically benevolent
This is pecksniffian.
Scheme | ABCDEFGFHIJIBKLKCBMB |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11011010 110100101 101111100 110010 101110010 110001011 101010010 110101 0101110 01001001 101010100 111101 01000010 110100 111010010 11010 01001010 010100100 10100 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 566 |
Words | 79 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 495 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 79 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 30, 2023
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