Analysis of Ode to the pipeline




Our neighbors to the south
Have opened their mouth
And with many a gripe
Have stopped the pipe

From crossing their land
So now we must stand
And take up the fight
To do what is right

For the pipe has snaked north
And from henceforth
Soughegan High school
Will be under the rule

Of no playing with matches!
As they open the latches
For beneath their feet
Runs the gasses that heat

Not their school
For we were played the fool
But a land far away
Across the bay

And we remain cold
And do as we're told
For no word was spoken
When the ground was broken

So while the hunters are tracking
Kinder Morgan will be fracking
And if they take a bad shot
And hit the wrong spot

The pipe will explode
And empty its load
As I sit at home
Writing a poem

About the fire in the sky
And those who did die
Wondering why
We believed those who did lie

The wealth of this land
Are the people who stand
And put up a fight
To do what is right

To stop those who would profit
As they dig their deposit
And realize a gain
From the land that they stain

So please take the time
After reading this rhyme
To review the whole deal
And see how you feel


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Poetic Form Quatrain  (83%)
Metre 1010101 11011 011001 1101 11011 11111 01101 11111 101111 0111 111 111001 1110110 1110010 10111 101011 111 110101 101101 0101 01011 01111 111110 101110 11010110 1010111 0111011 01011 01101 01011 11111 10010 01010001 01111 1001 1011111 01111 101011 01101 11111 1111110 1111010 01001 101111 11101 101011 11011 01111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,072
Words 227
Sentences 2
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 48
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 74
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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Submitted on January 16, 2016

Modified on March 26, 2023

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