Analysis of RACE OF RACES

Faerywolf 1999 (Kampala)



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
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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Written on July 27, 2023

Submitted by faeryWolf on July 27, 2023

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