Analysis of Ping Pong People
The people types will manifest
Their personality in play
Hostile or kind, the worst and best
Attitudes and manners portray
"It's just a game" some people say
An apparent grand denial
Misstated scores will cause dismay
Anger, attack, hurt and trial
Opponents seen by some as foe
To dominate, control or tame
Force slamming, a ferocious show
Intimidation used to shame
Duping deception often tried
A technique of chicanery
Above all else is ego-pride
Justifying all trickery
Some people utilize finesse
With good placement, cut, chop or spin
Causing others to reassess
Alternative measures to win
| Scheme | ABAB BCBC DEDE FGFG HIHI |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 0101110 1010001 10110101 1001001 11011101 10101010 01011101 10011010 01011111 1100111 11000101 0010111 1010101 00110100 01111101 1001100 1101001 11101111 10101001 01001011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 575 |
| Words | 96 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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