Analysis of Vote For The Lesser Evil
Which candidate is worthy? Which candidate is right?
Vote for the lesser evil. That's all that you can site.
Which candidate is skillful? Which candidate is sane?
Vote for the lesser evil. That's all that you can gain.
Which candidate is decent? Which candidate is fair?
Vote for the lesser evil. That's all that you can tare.
Which candidate is caring? Which candidate is kind?
Vote for the lesser evil. That's all that you can find.
Which candidate is prudent? Which candidate is wise?
Vote for the lesser evil. That's all that you can size.
Which candidate is fervent? Which candidate is keen?
Vote for the lesser evil. That's all that you can yean.
Which candidate is practiced? Which candidate is strong?
Vote for the lesser evil. That's all that you can tong.
Which candidate is honest? Which candidate is true?
Vote for the lesser evil. That's all that you can do.
| Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE XB FF GG |
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1100110110011 1101010111111 1100110110011 1101010111111 1100110110011 1101010111111 1100110110011 1101010111111 1100110110011 1101010111111 1100110110011 1101010111111 1100110110011 1101010111111 1100110110011 1101010111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 856 |
| Words | 152 |
| Sentences | 32 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 43 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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