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
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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