Analysis of A Truth So Telling



Pardon me, but I beg to disagree...and
Am not alone. There's a truth, so telling
In your pronouncement that came rather
Prematurely. It speaks of a victory so
Hollow and shallow--I saw it in the wry
Smile on your face. And I feel your pain.
It is written in blood and in the wind
Blowing hard--down south (of the house) that
War is on still, and will be raging even
More, am afraid, 'til "there's real
Setting right, the wrong by addressing
The wrong--head on."
The headless bodies, or if you will,
The bodyless heads and the captives
And their families are crying for justice.
And I agree with 'em. Justice must be rendered.
Will there be real victory if the enemy's cause
Is lost? And in victory (I pray), will there be
Dancing in the streets when death is right inside
The house of one family of brothers and sisters?


Scheme ABCDEFAAGHBIJKLAMNAO
Poetic Form Tetractys  (25%)
Metre 10111111 1101101110 010101110 01011101001 10010111001 111101111 1110010001 101111011 11110111010 1101111 101011010 0111 010101111 0110010 01100110110 010111101110 1111100101001 110010011111 10001111101 0111100110010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 801
Words 153
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 631
Words per stanza (avg) 151
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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