Analysis of Iraq's Freedom
We toppled Iraq's tyrant. Sects chose to hate again.
We backed a fair aspirant. Sects chose to impose reign.
We built new infrastructure. Sects chose to undermine.
We buttressed esprit de corps. Sects chose to disincline.
We midwifed Iraq's freedom. Sects chose a civil war.
We urged leaders to become. Sects chose to kill the more.
We displayed self-rule facets. Sects chose vain platitude.
We gave our lives and assets. Sects chose ingratitude.
We have no further coffer. Sects must find a surcease.
We have no other offer. Sects must opt for a peace.
| Scheme | XX AA BB CC DD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 1100110111101 1101100111011 11101011110 110011111101 110110110101 1110101111101 101111011110 1110101111 111101011101 1111010111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 544 |
| Words | 94 |
| Sentences | 20 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 44 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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