Analysis of i am not a slave
I don't blindly follow my birth religion.
I use my mind and experience while taking a decision.
Scriptures can only preach;, only life can teach us how to behave.
I am not a religious slave.
I buy according to my needs and not according to market forces.
They first create an artificial demand and then scarcity of resources.
I know I will earn two for every single penny I save.
I am not a shopping slave.
I am not into smoking, drinking or drugs.
I don't want to infect my body system with any of deadly bugs.
I am in no hurry to get inside my grave.
I am not an addictive slave.
I sleep normally and have no particular liking for any food.
I sleep and eat according to a system and not according to mood.
I just enjoy the necessities I don't crave.
I am not a pampered slave.
Everybody has hobbies and I am no exception.
But I make sure that they don't turn into addiction.
I know life cannot be an out and out rave.
I am not a delirious slave.
So think twice before you claim to be free.
There are many shackles which we don't bother to see.
Scheme | AABB CCBB DDBB EEBB AABB FF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101011010 1111001001100010 1011011011111101 11100101 110101110101011010 1101101001011001100 1111111100101011 1110101 11101101011 111101110101101101 110110110111 11110101 111000110100101101 110101010100101011 110100100111 1110101 1001100111010 1111111101010 11110111011 111001001 1110111111 1110101111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,024 |
Words | 204 |
Sentences | 23 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on August 21, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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