Analysis of Ode to a scandal
When current year sales were less than our cost
that is when I casually flossed
When our stock prices tumbled and marketing failed
a postcard from Bermuda I cheerfully mailed
When bankruptcy was the only option that remained
I strolled through the park and whistled when it rained
When jobs were lost and assets were sold
over in my hammock I lazily rolled
If they knew what I did I'd be jailed for sure
For wickedness as mine there is surely no cure
I ruined the company and planned its demise
by selling its secrets and telling them lies
As I always say, "Corporate America is all a big scam"
I laugh hysterically as I spread my pineapple jam.
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011011101 111110001 1101101001001 01101011001 1100101010101 11101010111 11010101 10011011001 11111111111 110011111011 110010001101 11011001011 1111100010011011 111001111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 632 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 522 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 119 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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