Analysis of Think



Two neighbors dead
Over snow shoveling
Another neighbor committed the killing
Gun violence is such a common occurrence
Only one media outlet reported the thing
The next day it’s forgotten
How senselessly horrendous
Why don’t Americans think and question
How many innocent lives have paid for the so called Second Amendment
What do people need guns for if not to kill
Yes, guns don’t kill people do
But people can’t kill so instantly and finally with bare hands
Flesh and blood has no defense against a killing instrument
Why are gun rights more important than people’s lives
Do the gun lobbies have any conscience
Can anyone enjoy the profit made by human blood
Should anyone
Think American think


Scheme ABBCBDEDFGHIFJCKDL
Poetic Form
Metre 1101 10110 01010010010 110011010010 10110011001 0111010 1110 1101001010 110100111101110010 11101111111 1111101 1101111000100111 101110101010100 111110101101 1011011010 1100101011101 110 101001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 695
Words 118
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 573
Words per stanza (avg) 118
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Submitted on February 07, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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