Analysis of Machines Are Out To Get Us
"Machines are out to get us" some people believe.
Although inanimate they simply aggrieve.
Automobiles fail to start when you are in haste.
Although inanimate they simply lambaste.
Furnaces refuse to heat on your coldest day.
Although inanimate they simply betray.
Computers freeze-up or crash to drive you insane.
Although inanimate they simply disdain.
Alarm clocks ignore the set in your urgent time.
Although inanimate they simply mock-mime.
Appliances of each type display fickle style.
Although inanimate they simply beguile.
This resistentialism act hostile machine.
Although inanimate they simply demean.
| Scheme | AA XX BB CC DD EE FF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 011111111001 1010011001 10011111101 101001101 10011111101 1010011001 010111111101 1010011001 011010101101 1010011011 010011101101 1010011001 1111001 1010011001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 599 |
| Words | 90 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 72 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on April 14, 2023
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