Analysis of The Preacher's Lie
With pupils fixed on the collection plate,
Sweat streaming down a wretched face,
And lethally distended neck veins,
He appealed to the sympathy of his victims,
“God wants us all to be rich!” he cried.
“Cast your bread upon the waters!” someone implored;
Maybe an accomplice, a friend or a fool.
“Amen!” shrieked a woman, lavishly dressed,
As she stutters like an old engine and crumbles to the floor.
Is it I alone who have seen this act,
The false prophet, the woman, and the fool,
All part of a ridiculous plot?
It's just another tale from the swindler’s script.
He echoes again the fib from his lips:
“God wants us all to be rich!”
Did Jesus wear Armani suits and ties,
And sandals made from crocodiles’ hide?
The crowd applauded the exaggerated stunt,
As he frolics, shivers and growls,
Like someone who’s drunk.
Remember the slogan that says: “In God we trust?”
Preserve this notion:
The poor will always be with us.
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Metre | 1101100101 11010101 0101011 101101001110 111111111 11101010101 10101001101 0110101001 111011110010101 1110111111 0110010001 111001001 11010110101 1100101111 1111111 110110101 01011101 01010001001 1111001 1111 010010110111 01110 0111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 928 |
Words | 168 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 14 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 357 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 82 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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