Analysis of Belly Full
Fala 1985
Mommy, I want to come over
To listen
To learn
To get some home-cooked advice
Fresh off the skillet
And get full off your wisdom
Mommy, I’m hungry for your advice
And good tips
Just a sip of it would do
My soul good, like chicken noodle soup
When I was younger,
I would deny you the time to tell
The truth, but now that I’m older,
Without a chip on my shoulder,
Im ready to taste some of that pudding
With proof in it
Mommy, did you cook?
| Scheme | ABCDEFDGHIAJAAKLM |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10111110 110 11 1111101 11010 0111110 101101101 011 1011111 111110101 11110 110110111 01111110 01011110 1101111110 1101 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 445 |
| Words | 95 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 17 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 337 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 89 |
About this poem
This poem is about my immigrant mother, who is my best friend and advisor. She is a retired teacher, an evangelist, a prayer warrior, and an alchemist. One day I’ll be devastated by her loss, but I will cherish her while she is here
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