Analysis of THE WOMB MAN



She's the bone of my bone
and the flesh of my flesh
I call her wombed man
Such was her beginning

Made from crust and not dust
Such is her strength and not strain
Brought forth in beauty instead of filth

Immune by her maker against the tusk
of life. Judged fragile by the eyes while
the mind exalts her strength

A pendant beneath the head and a pillar
of the home. Her nature ameliorates the world and her beauty is an illuminance

I call her wombed man
Mother to the man
Mother to the suckling
Mother of nations
Pillar of establishment
She is a woman.


Scheme xxAb xxx xxx xc Aabcxx
Poetic Form
Metre 101111 001111 11011 110010 111011 1101011 110100111 0110100101 111101011 010101 01001010010 1010101010010111 11011 10101 101010 10110 1010100 11010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 554
Words 110
Sentences 3
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 3, 2, 6
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 88
Words per stanza (avg) 21

About this poem

Written in celebration of the feminine gender. 'Man' in the poem represents strength and Virgo.

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Written on November 01, 2022

Submitted by ihemeifeyinwa on November 01, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Iheme Ifeyinwa

Iheme Ifeyinwa Felistance is a Nigerian Christian, born in Chad republic on 26/11/1989. Schooled in Nigeria and a graduate of English and Literary Studies. Married and currently active in the teaching profession. more…

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