Analysis of The Lie That Wouldn't Quit
The rumor rose to heights I chose.
Destruction was my goal.
I pushed the boulder with my shoulder
And it began to roll.
In time I thought that I had brought
A lie that buried it.
And so, I tried with words I lied,
But lies don't always quit.
It gathered speed and did proceed
To crush the truth and I
Felt sadness grow. I did not know
How heavy was the lie!
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 01011111 010111 110101110 010111 01111111 011101 01111111 11111 11010101 110101 11011111 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 360 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
A reflection of rumors.
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Written on June 16, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on June 16, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on June 16, 2023
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