Analysis of Argue

E.S. Conway 1985 (United Kingdom)



You wouldnt know a bad boy if he shot you in the face.
You think you know the right moves so let me put you in your place.
The right moves are the wrong ones and the wrong ones even worse,
you think you say the right words but the right words come in verse.

straight talking b*llsh*t, is still talking crap.
You say you're sure you know this, but still dont shut your trap.
Every time i hear you talk, the b*llsh*t just gets thicker.
You talk and talk, b*llsh*t and fight, all you ever do is bicker.

Anger and rage make you feel strong but its all just biology,
context of a situation, f*ck*ng with physiology.
so calm yourself, you have a choice, stop talking like you’re two.
If you take a seat and listen, here's what i propose to you.

Diamonds are hidden in the rough, but not all rough has Gems.
Valuables take time to make, so see the value in your friends.
Real men feel and say as much, feelings make you strong.
Just dont abuse your power friend, and listen to my song.

Pull up your socks, raise your chin, look me in the eye.
All are equal on this earth from the ocean to the sky.
No-one supercedes your life and everyone is the same.
So dont forsake your friends in life, and they will do the same.


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF XXGG HHII
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Metre 1110111111001 111101111111011 01110110011101 11110111011101 11011111101 1111111111111 1001111101111110 11011110111101110 1001111111110100 101001011110100 11011101110111 111010101110111 10110001111111 100111111010011 111011110111 11011101010111 111111111001 11101111010101 11111010101 11011101011101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,192
Words 235
Sentences 18
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 46
Words per line (avg) 12
Letters per stanza (avg) 185
Words per stanza (avg) 47
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Modified by almostemily on May 09, 2021

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E.S. Conway

A poet by proxy of therapy. Her works (with only a couple of exceptions) are comprised of poems written in a form of therapy diary, they served for several years as an aid to dealing with situations that may or may not be within the poems themselves. This is also the reason for so much rhyming; though not necessary for poetry, it was part of what made poetry therapeutic for her and so is an almost certain constant. more…

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