Analysis of The Gossip Game
Indistinctly, chattering in the corner
In the dark space where rumors thrive
A social construct of community
A place where truth can not survive
We speak of friends, we talk of fools
We converse on people as it applies
The details are critical to tell a tale
Figments of truth exaggerated by lies
The person who speaks it is the root
The person who listens is the shame
For now their opinion is forever altered
The victim a subject in the gossip game
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11000010 00111101 0100110100 01111101 11111111 1101101101 00111001101 1011010011 010111101 010110101 111010101010 01000100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 455 |
| Words | 88 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
gossip can seem innocent, the bedrock of community, but can cause significant damage to all involved
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Written on December 08, 2008
Submitted by Michaelmatalon on November 15, 2022
Modified on March 19, 2023
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