Analysis of Icarus (For Insects)
We've bastardized the American Dream
The remnants of which is now
Nothing more than a ponzi scheme
Our glorious democratic process
Has been reduced to particular interest groups
Because we've forgotten that
Specialization is for insects
Meanwhile, incest between liberty and justice
runs rampant --
And the ants are marching on...
God can't be mentioned in schools
But any fool with two cents
And a YouTube account
Can spout some absurdity
As social commentary
And have it accepted as gospel truth
"All in the name of progress"...right?
We, the people:
The pundits of personal opinion
And Idolaters of infomania
Are left with an indelible stain
On the inside of our eyelids
That effects our cranium's capacity
For true knowledge
We're so cool with so-so
That having a brain is B
And mediocre is so dope
That fame and infamy are one
And the same thing
Icarus' wings are back in fashion
Which means that it won't be long now
Before it all comes crashing down
History's lessons often go unaddressed
Because we write it down in a book
And tuck it away on a shelf
Believing it to be handily dealt with
Oh, how easily we forget
The stealth of the human condition
The battle of attrition
Was lost generations ago
When we chose appetite over wisdom
We've collectively slit the throat of contrition
And its blood runs deep
Beneath the floorboard cracks
But, then again --
Hindsight is only 20/20
When we remember that the way up is down
And have the wherewithal and courage
To look back
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001001 0101111 10110101 101000101 110110100101 0110101 0010111 1101100010 110 0011101 1111001 1101111 00101 1110100 110100 0110101101 100111 1010 0101100010 0111 111101001 10011101 1011010100 1110 111111 1100111 0010111 11010011 0011 10111010 11111111 01111101 1001010101 011111001 01101101 01011110011 11100101 011010010 0101010 1101001 111101010 101001011010 01111 01011 1101 1110 11010101111 01010010 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,429 |
Words | 260 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 3, 6, 1, 7, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 1, 4 |
Lines Amount | 49 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on November 17, 2016
Modified on March 09, 2023
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