Analysis of Poor black man
Hasan Johnson 1980 (Peoria Illinois)
Poor black man
It’s a shame that you were born
Ignorance is bliss
While wisdom brings you harm
No happiness for you
It’s not your birth right
Anger is your friend that helps you sleep at night
God has forsaken you
He hates he created you
He won’t answer your prayers
He doesn’t want to hear from you
Others prosper while you continue to fail
Poor black man
You didn’t have to die to live in hell
| Scheme | AbcdeffeegehAi |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 1011101 10011 110111 110011 11111 10111111111 110101 1110101 111011 1111111 10101101011 111 111111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 414 |
| Words | 86 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 314 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 77 |
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Poverty
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Written on April 08, 2023
Submitted by HasanM.Johnson on April 08, 2023
Modified on April 08, 2023
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