Analysis of False visions
Valiantstar 1961 (Sydney)
False visions,
Lying divinations.
These are the things that bring down a nation.
Your officials like wolves,
Tearing the prey.
Killing my people for unjust gain.
My law turned to violence.
Priest,
Profaned my holy things.
There is no distinction,
Consequences it brings.
Her prophets: white wash,
Turning nay into yeh.
A spirit of favour,
The word of the day.
But the Lord is not slack,
He will repay.
He looked all over.
No one was there.
Did anyone notice,
Did anyone care?
| Scheme | AAB XCX XXD BD XX CC XC X E XE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110 101 1101111010 101011 1001 101101011 1111100 1 11101 111010 10011 01011 101011 01011 01101 101111 1101 11110 1111 11010 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 496 |
| Words | 112 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 10 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 37 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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