Analysis of Not All Men



Not all men
Not all men but 99% of women
Not all men but too many women and children
Not all men cause not every man I see wants to hurt me

99% of women have been raped, sexually assaulted, or sexually harassed
Not all men, but every day there are more and more cases
Not all men, but women can’t speak up because of the backlash we get

“You were asking for it”
“What were you wearing?”
“Were you flirting first?”
“You probably sent mixed signals”

Not all men, but I was told I had “birthing hips” when I was 6
Not all men, but I was being catcalled at age 7
Not all men, but I was sexually assaulted by a boy in my own class when I was 8
I just wanted to get my favorite book from the library before school

Not all men but so many girls
Not all men, but 99% of women
Not all men, but now we have to follow a dress code because boys can’t control themselves
Not all men, but almost every women
Not all men though, right?


Scheme xAax xxx xxxx bxbx xAxax
Poetic Form
Metre 111 1111110 111111010010 111111001111111 11011110000101100001 111110011110110 1111101110110111 101011 10110 01101 11001110 111111111101111 11111110111 11111110000101010111111 111011110011010011 11111101 1111110 111111111001101110101 1111110010 11111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 948
Words 194
Sentences 3
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 141
Words per stanza (avg) 38

About this poem

A poem contradicting and bringing attention to sexual assault, harassment, and rape in women.

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Written on November 04, 2022

Submitted by Arson on November 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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