Analysis of WHAT WAS BUILT IN ME
Whenever I hear an owl hooting
I run for my dear life as I know the ground is ready to swallow yet another loved one
Time is always up for some one
Tears flow down from our eyes as we sing we shall meet again
When I see green leaves on the road
I burst into tears
I know that someone is being moaned
Then we go on our knees praying for the departed to rest in peace
When I hear the sound of a drum
Tension creates itself
For we know we should immediately attend the meeting at the palace
The king demands our presence
The same drum alerts us that beer has been brewed
Then wes seat at home waiting for our drunk brothers
Whenever we see a snake with two head we have to avoid it instead of killing it
As it is believed that it is from the spirits
It was built in me that when we drop food whilst eating we should not pick it as it is a sacrifice for the spirits
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| Metre | 01011111 11111111101110110101011 1111111 111110111111101 11111101 11011 11111101 111110110100101101 11101101 100101 1111101000010101010 01011010 01101111111 1111110110110 0101101111111011011101 111011111010 1110111111110111111110101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 870 |
| Words | 187 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 6, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 171 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
About this poem
The poem is about what Africans believe...part of it is superstition
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Written on August 11, 2022
Submitted by rachealmututhe on August 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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