Analysis of Be silent for what
Kyre Barbour 1992
So, you ask me what I am not silent about?
Well, what is there to be silent about may I say
Was it silent around when George Floyd was killed? Even though he was saying “I CAN’T BREATHE”?
Was there silent around when Breonna Taylor got shot in her sleep?
Was there silents when Daniel Prude was handcuffed, mocked, had a mesh bag over his head and pushed faced into the ground?
SO, I ASK BE SILENT FOR WHAT?
It was not silent when they got killed so no, I won’t be
Was it silent when Jaquyn Oneill Light got shot by the police?
Was it silent when Samuel DuBose was shot during an off-campus traffic stop?
Was it silent around when Michelle Cusseaux got shot while having a mental health episode?
When was it ever silent for these people?
Why would I ever want to be silent for? The truth needs to be told.
And we need to be loud about it so BE SILENT FOR WHAT
BE SILENT FOR WHAT
NEVER BE SILENT LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLFFM |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 111111111001 1111111001111 111001111111011110111 111001111011001 1111101111101110110110101 11111011 11110111111111 111011011111001 11101100111101110101 111001101111110010110 11110101110 11110111101011111 011111011111011 11011 1011011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
| Characters | 933 |
| Words | 194 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 48 |
| Words per line (avg) | 12 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 716 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 180 |
About this poem
Its about all the silent that goes on when it comes to the Police.
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Written on February 25, 2023
Submitted by kyre_b on February 25, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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