Analysis of The Scrooge Reflection



They say that I'm cheap; they say that I'm mean
But when I was broke, they were nowhere to be seen.
I worked hard to get where I am today.
And now that I'm rich, I should give it all away.
"Your rich, you should at least give to charity."
But who was there when the charity was me.
When I go to the office, employees tremble with fear.
I can hear them before I walk in the room saying
"The Scrooge is here."
"The Scrooge is here."
"The Scrooge is here."
They think that I'm heartless, but I'm not the Grinch.
I just know what would happen if I gave them an inch.
Try to steal from me. Yes, I will collect.
If you give me nothing else, you will give me respect.


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Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1111111111 11111101111 1111111101 011111111101 11111111100 11111010011 11110100101011 1111011100110 0111 0111 0111 11111011101 1111110111111 1111111101 1111101111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 646
Words 138
Sentences 14
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 492
Words per stanza (avg) 134
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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