Analysis of The Emperor's Mask
It’s easy to hide behind words,
with the truth left abandoned and stark
It’s easy to hide behind words,
with your feelings sharp pointed and dark
It’s easy to hide behind words,
when the emperor buys you new clothes
It’s easy to hide behind words
—whose deception dishonors you so
(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2020)
| Scheme | Ab Ab Ax Ax x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011011 101101001 11011011 111011001 11011011 101001111 11011011 1010111 010010100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 322 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 51 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on January 23, 2020
Modified by KurtPhilipBehm on January 23, 2020
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