Idiot-proof Acrostic
Maxwell Rarity 2005 (Stockport)
first off,
understand that you
cant read a good acrostic
keenly, unless you look
on both ends of the line. To
fully understand it, read as if
following the letters down; it’s idiot-proof
About this poem
Satirically witty, meta comment on the condescending and inescapable nature of sarcasm intrinsic to 21st century culture.
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Written on February 23, 2023
Submitted by maxwellrarity on February 23, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABB AXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 189 |
Words | 35 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3 |
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