Analysis of Down, Down, Down...
The commonest denominator,
stepping toward the throne
His minions with their blindfolds on,
about to be disowned
The commonest denominator,
laughing at their pain
Another lie, stick in the eye
—a life of greed and shame
(Dreamsleep: October, 2020)
| Scheme | Ax xx Ax xx a |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010100 100101 1101111 011101 010100 10111 01011001 011101 1010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 241 |
| Words | 39 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 40 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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