Analysis of Mocking Birds
Why do you mock me
Why do you enjoy mocking me
For so long
Is it because I am black and young
Hard working and strong
For I see nothing wrong
Is that why you mock me
For how long
You tried to stop me from singing my song
All along
You took my voice
From being heard
You tried to define me
And said I was weird
You took away my daily bread
So that I will not be fed
You took my crown of my head
Is it hate behind the laughter
Or jealousy behind the friendship
Pretending to be a lover
Or a conspiracy over my leadership
For it is written all over
If I think of it over and over
I wonder why you mock me
Why do you enjoy mocking me
| Scheme | aAbcbbabbbdeafggghihihhaA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (32%) |
| Metre | 11111 11101101 111 110111101 11001 111101 111111 111 1111111011 101 1111 1101 111011 01111 11011101 1111111 1111111 11101010 110001010 01011010 10010010110 11110110 1111110010 1101111 11101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 629 |
| Words | 136 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 25 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 494 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 136 |
About this poem
Hate and jealousy
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Written on April 20, 2019
Submitted by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on June 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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