Analysis of RACE OF RACES
I had a feeling gnaw at me,
A gaping hole left in me.
The hate filled minds I see
The colour coded guides that speak.
Cursed are those in black
Saints are they in white
Red is what they spill
When asked, what makes man full
Let them work in sun and sweat,
I heard they said, without regret
Still today they hide in sight
Death to them that put up a fight.
Look at us dressed in snow
Look at those covered in coal
They should stay away from us
Lest the soot beat down on us
I had a feeling scream at me
A siren's song sings at me
The ugly truth I tend to hear
The black and white we all fea
Scheme | AAAX XBXX CCBB XXDD AAXX |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) Quatrain (20%) |
Metre | 11010111 0101101 011111 0110111 11101 11101 11111 111111 1110101 11110101 1011101 11111101 111101 1111001 1110111 1011111 11010111 011111 01011111 0101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 621 |
Words | 146 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
It's all about Racial discrimination and injustice. Maybe my voice will reach the public and everything will change.
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