Ego
Ego is an impostor pretending to be real.
Ego is a charlatan
with quackery appeal.
Ego is a pseudonym for an impious state.
Ego is sacrilegious
to mock and imitate.
Ego is duplicity with "doubleness" of thought.
Ego is double-dealer
leaving many distraught.
Ego is a hypocrite who's sanctimonious.
Ego is a deceiver
who's disingenuous.
Ego is a "Robin Hood" using a poison dart.
Ego is a thespian
of histrionic art.
Ego is a basilisk of mythical report.
Ego is a hippogriff
without a life support.
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABACDCEFEGFGHBHIJI |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 480 |
Words | 86 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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