Analysis of Uthando
Zanele Hlophe 1998 (Durban)
Ngingabhala izincwadi ngawe.
Ngingabhala izinkondlo ngawe.
Ngizame ukukubonisa uthando engnalo.
Ngivule yonke inhliziyo yami
Ukuze kubuse elakho igama.
Akekho omunye engimthandayo.
Akekho omunye engimuzwa njengawe.
Isiqu sami sithanda wena k'phela.
Olwakho uthando alusoze lashabalala.
Yebo! Ngiwenzile amaphutha.
Akekho umuntu ongenasici.
Kepha izici zethu zahlukene.
Inqobo uthando melikhona.
Uthando lwakho angeke lalinganiswa.
Lijubalele njengo lwandle.
Futhi akekho oyolisusa.
Ngithanda ukumamatheka kwakho.
Ngithanda indlela ohamba ngayo.
Ngithanda konke okwenziwa wuwe.
Konke okuthandayo kuligugu kimi.
Uthando luyisbusiso esivela kumdali.
Leso sbusiso ngisitholile kuwe.
Ngizosiphatha okweskhali zamantungwa.
| Scheme | A A B C C D A B B X E F F A B E X D A C B A A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 111 1111 1111 1111 111 1111 110111 1111 111 111 1111 111 1111 111 111 111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 815 |
| Words | 153 |
| Sentences | 27 |
| Stanzas | 23 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 23 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 27 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
About this poem
This poem is about someone you love but he always disappoint you.
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Written on January 24, 2022
Submitted by thandekahlophe942 on January 24, 2022
Modified on April 13, 2023
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