Analysis of Want to see a fanatic?(hippypoet)



Want to see a fanatic?
A man who sees only black and white.
Whose resolve is thick to get up and fight.

Want to see a damned fanatic?
One that shouts and waves a clenched fist
like a lunatic half p*ss*d.

I know a young man like that,
that mobilizes hate faster than religion can.
That would have the freedom of faith
completely banned!

I know a man like that!
Who is faster to accuse than the inquisition.
Who loves to abuse in the name of his ambition.
A man who doubts the existance of god is sick,
this man is no hippy, he´s a fanatic!


Scheme ABB AXX CXXX CDDAA
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1110010 011110101 1011111101 11101010 11101011 10101111 1101111 1111010101 11101011 0101 110111 111010110010 1110100111010 0111011111 11111110010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 530
Words 107
Sentences 11
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 4, 5
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 105
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on November 29, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Simon Elliott

Throughapoetseye.blogspot.comSimon Bernard Elliott.International poetry.It´s about creativity and real expression.I am a traveller, I´ve lived all over the world. Always in close proximity to nature and poetry. I´ve written since I was sixteen now I am 31. I aim to open people´s eyes with my poetry. I aim to entertain and also to provoke reactions. If I can do any of these things- I think the hours spent writing will all be worth it. more…

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