Analysis of Three Hundred Million, Population USA
We're three hundred million and still adding more.
The popular opinion: this is an open door.
We're three hundred million and still flying high.
The popular opinion: this is pie in the sky.
We're three hundred million and still fouling earth.
The popular opinion: this is a right of birth.
We're three hundred million and still wanting all.
The popular opinion: this is an urban sprawl.
We're three hundred million and still seeking wealth.
The popular opinion: this is a tax on health.
We're three hundred million and still killing man.
The popular opinion: this is a worthy plan.
We're three hundred million and still showing greed.
The popular opinion: this is a valid need.
We're three hundred million and still going strong.
The popular opinion: this is where we belong.
| Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 11101001101 0100010111101 11101001101 0100010111001 11101001101 0100010110111 11101001101 0100010111101 11101001101 0100010110111 11101001101 0100010110101 11101001101 0100010110101 11101001101 0100010111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 760 |
| Words | 131 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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