Analysis of Gloss And Dross
Shiny shoes and dirty pants;
while clean appeals, filth disenchants.
Words of kindness, thoughts obscene,
though sounding nice they're truly mean.
Rotting teeth veneered white;
a glittering to gnaw and bite.
Offered hand with germs galore;
a friendly gesture to ignore.
Sweet caress, falsely embraced,
the implied care is just two faced.
Outward smiles, yet raving rants;
selected stands by sycophants.
Warm hugs and betrayal kiss;
this affection is a mere hiss.
Compliance first, next to rout;
cooperation then is out.
Orbit spin now losing grips;
stars falling from their ego trips.
Bright sparkle, a cover gloss;
polished surfaces become dross.
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEAAFFGGHHII |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) |
Metre | 1010101 110111 1110101 11011101 10111 01001101 1011101 01010101 1011001 00111111 1011101 010111 1100101 10101011 0101111 0010111 1011101 11011101 1100101 10100011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 628 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 520 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 101 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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