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The Flamboyant Miss Kate

Benson Chukwueke 1971 (Owerri)

Limerick
The thing with Miss Kate is
She's so full of herself
Yet when shaken
She echoes emptiness
And sounds so hollow

She's just too loud
Like an empty drum
Her noise reverberates
Full of sensible nonsense
Wisdom of the naive

Her conversations are so dry
Devoid of wit or charms
And when she speaks
Her words stench like garbage
Turning noses away

Yet, she feels so sophisticated
And always maintain her stand
As better than everyone else
She loves to command
And issue orders like a queen

So she always dresses to kill
Making bold fashion statements
Her face, a painted mask
And clad in rainbow
Colors warring against each other

Then she struts along broad street
Flaunting with confidence,
And as lecherous gazes follow
She mistook their leer for adoration
And snubs with pride
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Written on June 24, 2024

Submitted by Benny11 on June 25, 2024

Modified by Benny11 on June 25, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAXB XXXXX XXXXX XCXCX XXXBX XXBAX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 779
Words 143
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
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Benson Chukwueke

Owerri, Nigeria since 1971. This is how I process and express my innermost cogitations; sitting back with pen and paper, painting words and polishing them until they become flowered verses. I guess for these actions, I could be called a poet or what do think? more…

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  • Benny11
    Benny11
    The poem "The Flamboyant Miss Kate" critiques a character named Miss Kate who presents herself as confident and sophisticated but is ultimately shallow and pretentious. The speaker describes Miss Kate as excessively self-centered and loud, akin to an "empty drum" that reverberates with meaningless noise. Her conversations lack substance and charm, emitting a stench of superficiality that repels others.

    Despite her lack of genuine depth, Miss Kate maintains a facade of sophistication and superiority, often dressing ostentatiously and behaving as if she is above everyone else. This behavior alienates her from genuine connections, as she mistakes superficial attention for admiration. The poem portrays her as someone who prioritizes appearance over substance, leading to a sense of hollowness and emptiness beneath her outward bravado.     
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