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.


Scheme ABBCDDEEEEFFGG
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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