Analysis of Rhapsody
The melodic rhythm soothes my mind with visions of the past fresh from days long left behind.
Rhapsody, as smooth as a washed over stone thrown over eons of time.
The beats of drums that succumbed to a world of change; Kings of the past unearth generations of things we've yet to discover, uncover and unleash with our voices.
Rhapsody, as smooth as a washed over stone thrown over eons of time.
No silent lingers for our allegretto to the discovery of talent that can no longer be masked by the dawn, nor be muted by those who don't believe in change.
No blues, no syncopated lies to bring us to our demise. Just plain old fashioned rhythms that tell of a life anew.
A spirit shaped by war and peace, poverty and religion all coiled in the most amazing cantata.
Rhapsody, as smooth as a washed over stone thrown over eons of time.
| Scheme | aBcBdefB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0010101111101011111101 100111011011101011 0111101101111101010101111101001000111010 100111011011101011 1101011011001001101111011101111011110101 11110011111100111110101110101 0101110110000101100101010 100111011011101011 |
| Characters | 835 |
| Words | 161 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 82 |
| Words per line (avg) | 19 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 659 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 154 |
About this poem
This poem is an original piece I wrote over 20 years ago. It was written as an homage to my ancestors for paving the way, setting the standard for Black people/ people of color, who through their perseverance opened the gateway to dream big!
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Written on April 24, 2004
Submitted by monicrutch65 on February 06, 2022
Modified on March 12, 2023
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