Analysis of Ghost Of Harlem Old
I'm a renaissance man
A true poet yes I am
I was born in the wrong era
And threw the winds of time I stand
I can hear the winds of Harlem roar
Real poets we have no more
That can touch the hearts of a people
And make there minds soar
They took us places we never been
Poetry like a breeze so inhale the wind
They took us on a ride through there minds
And there thoughts that lies within
The road to the future
Is always born in the past
Within life's mysteries lies our history
Of why the poet will forever last
Poets embrace the world around
Turning words into beloved sounds
Making there thoughts skip off the page
Just like a roaring twenties rage
From the depths of Langston Hughes
His words embellish and never confused
Words came deep from within his soul
Just like the Ghost Of Harlem Old
As poets cascade the wrath of time
They ignite the spark within our minds
They light the way down dusty roads
As thoughts take off and then explode
Yes I'm a renaissance man
A true poet yes I am
I was born in the wrong era
And threw the winds of time I stand
| Scheme | aBCD eexe fxgf xhxh xxii xxxx xgxx aBCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10011 0110111 11100110 01011111 111011101 1101111 111011010 01111 111101101 10010110101 111101111 0111101 011010 111001 011100110100 1101010101 10010101 10101011 10111101 11010101 1011101 1101001001 11110111 11011101 110010111 1010101101 11011101 11110101 110011 0110111 11100110 01011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 1,062 |
| Words | 216 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 32 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
About this poem
Honoring the great poets from the Harlem Renaissance and every other poet that ever pick up a pen or keyboard
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Written on January 09, 1969
Submitted by herodcurtain19699 on December 30, 2022
Modified on March 23, 2023
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