Analysis of The Economy Is but a Tool
Oscar Auliq-Ice 1994 (Port Elizabeth)
Amidst the winds of change and fate,
The economy doth fluctuate,
A force so mighty and so great,
Determining the state of every nation's fate.
It ebbs and flows like ocean's tide,
A reflection of the world outside,
With markets rising and falling like the sun,
An endless cycle that's never done.
The rich and poor both feel its sway,
Their futures tied to its every play,
For when the economy is strong and bright,
The future is filled with hope and light.
But when it falters and begins to fall,
The future seems bleak and dim for all,
For jobs are lost and prices soar,
And life becomes a constant chore.
Yet in the end, the economy is but a tool,
A means to an end, not a ruler to rule,
For what matters most in life we know,
Is love, compassion, and the seeds we sow.
Scheme | AAAA BBCC DDEE FFGG HHXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 01011101 00100110 01110011 0100011100101 11011101 001010111 11010010101 110101101 01011111 1101111001 11001001101 010111101 1111000111 010110111 11110101 01010101 1001001001101 01111101011 111010111 1101000111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 776 |
Words | 171 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 120 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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