Analysis of Hold the Applause
My achievements give me no arrogance.
I need not indulge in self-praise romance.
The world's troubles give me no time to prance.
I only think of children fighting wars,
Desperate robbers who hurt to steal cars,
Those predestined for a life behind bars.
Thoughts of world war two destroy all delight.
Fifty-eight million deaths shape my heart's plight.
Senseless bloodbath torment my dreams each night.
Greedy people seek grandiosity.
Recognition feeds their pomposity.
My heart's treasure is generosity.
My life does not require a pat me on the back clause.
Sincerity drives all my efforts, so hold the applause.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010111100 1110101101 0110111111 1101110101 101011111 110101011 1111101101 1011011111 10111111 101011 01011100 111010100 1111100111011 01001111011001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 599 |
Words | 99 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 494 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 99 |
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Submitted on November 11, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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