Analysis of Hand Grenades
Hand-grenades in babies' hands
Killing instrument of war
Control over other lands
Following chains of commands
Is cause for "esprit de corps"
Hand-grenades in artists' hands
Influence of an actor
Prestige of rock and roll bands
Building "castles" in the sands
Is power of the attractor
Hand-grenades in business' hands
Enterprises of cupid
Supremacy of name brands
Generating high demands
Is fodder for the stupid
Hand-grenades in leaders' hands
Political ambition
Pursuing lax countermands
Posturing vainglory stands
Is sorry composition
| Scheme | ABAABACAABADAAEAFAAF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 1010101 1010011 0110101 1001101 1110111 1010101 1001110 0111011 1010001 110101 1010101 100110 0100111 100101 1101010 1010101 0100010 01011 10011 110010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 519 |
| Words | 80 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 447 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 80 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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