Analysis of Curtains
Speak of what you're certain
Let liberation grow
Lift the "bamboo curtain"
Oppressors overthrow
Speak of what you're certain
Let alternatives flow
Lift the "lacy curtain"
Gobble-up escargot
Speak of what you're certain
Let the coterie know
Lift the "secret curtain"
Hit cadence heel-and-toe
Speak of what you're certain
Let tempest twisters blow
Lift the "safety curtain"
Sail watercraft bateau
Speak of what you're certain
Let inhibitions go
Lift the "tableau curtain"
Perform in the stage show
Scheme | AbabAbacAbabAbacAbab |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (25%) Etheree (25%) |
Metre | 111110 10101 100110 01010 111110 101001 101010 1011 111110 101001 101010 110101 111110 110101 101010 111 111110 10101 100110 010011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 476 |
Words | 77 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 401 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 77 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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