Analysis of Odd Parlance
Ambiguous commercials prevail and abound.
Fine print and odd parlance
mislead and confound.
Sophistical promotions impel and persuade.
Sweet talk and base gibber
assail and invade.
Brummagem commodities defraud and betray.
Fool's gold and wan glitter
beguile and dismay.
Deceptive advertisements seduce and abuse.
Weird spin and vague copy
delude and confuse.
Ingenious merchandisers invite and assuage.
Vain word and false promise
baffle and enrage.
| Scheme | AXA BCB CCX XXX DXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010001001001 110110 01001 101001001 11011 01001 1010001001 110110 01001 01010001001 110110 01001 01010001001 110110 10001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 436 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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