Analysis of Flattery
An unmerited flattery
is beforehand eulogy.
A panegyric citation
is undue adulation.
An adoring veneration
is odd exaggeration.
A radiant encomium
is toplofty decorum.
An enthusiastic acclaim
is parodying of fame.
A shimmering tributary
is impulsive vagary.
An unimpeded unctuousness
is inappropriate fuss.
A submissive sycophancy
is timid inanity.
| Scheme | AA BB BB CC CC AA DD DX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11100 101100 01010 101010 1010010 110010 01001 11010 1001001 1111 0100100 1010100 10101 101001 00101 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 333 |
| Words | 49 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 37 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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