Analysis of Root And Cause
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Few problems permitted as they do to exist,
Would not share complaints.
By the ones who continue,
To tighten their jaws to accuse and blame...
A doing done to themselves,
Is their right to claim this exchange of shame...
On others to name them,
As being irresponsible.
For allowing their actions to become,
An excuse making representation...
That passes the buck to those,
Quick to motorized their lips.
But always seem to know nothing about,
The meaning of elbow grease.
Or how and when it is applied,
Assisted with sweat equity!
'Uh...
Can you stop using,
All those fancy big words.
And come down to Earth and speak to us,
In English, please!
Ain't nobody here stupid to believe,
Grease comes from elbows.
And is equal to sweat!
Do any of us look like fools to you?
That's one of the reasons,
We can't get nothing done around here.
We know what are problems are!
But you seem not to want to help us,
Solve and get them fixed!
Scheme | XXABXBXXXXCXXXXX XXXDXXCXAXXXDX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (27%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 110010111101 11101 1011010 1101110101 0101101 1111110111 110111 11000100 1010110101 101100010 1100111 111011 111111001 010111 11011101 01011100 1 11110 111011 011110111 0101 11110101 1111 011011 1101111111 111010 111101011 1111101 111111111 10111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 898 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 16, 14 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 358 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 85 |
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