Odd Parlance
Ambiguous commercials prevail and abound.
Fine print and odd parlance
mislead and confound.
Sophistical promotions impel and persuade.
Sweet talk and base gibber
assail and invade.
Brummagem commodities defraud and betray.
Fool's gold and wan glitter
beguile and dismay.
Deceptive advertisements seduce and abuse.
Weird spin and vague copy
delude and confuse.
Ingenious merchandisers invite and assuage.
Vain word and false promise
baffle and enrage.
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AXA BCB CCX XXX DXD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 436 |
Words | 65 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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