Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin
in our midst,
what is your intent?
Are you here to stir up fear
and foster dissent?
Hobgoblin
in our midst,
what is your caprice?
Are you here to stir up fear
and extort by fleece?
Hobgoblin
in our midst,
what is your mandate?
Are you here to stir up fear
and patronize hate?
Hobgoblin
in our midst,
what is your desire?
Are you here to stir up fear
and baptize by fire?
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
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| Scheme | ABcDcABeDeABfDfABgDg |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 361 |
| Words | 74 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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