Analysis of Is Tit For Tat A Fair Game?
Meshack Bwoyele Keya 1960 (Vihiga)
Do unto others
They are human too.
Spear them down
Expect to be speared.
Tit for tat is not a fair game
It is the best option.
She borrowed from me
Never did she want to pay.
Ceaselessly I asked
She adamantly refused
I let dust to settle
Then when she had money
I borrowed double
Did I pay
What you do to others
Expect to be done the same
Happiness begets happiness.
Love begets love
And harshness should meet harshness
It be a fair game.
| Scheme | A B X B C X D E X X F D F E A C G X G C |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) Tetractys (30%) |
| Metre | 11010 11101 111 01111 11111011 110110 1111 1011111 10011 1100001 111110 111110 1110 111 111110 0111101 10001100 1011 0101110 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 427 |
| Words | 87 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 20 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 17 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
About this poem
This poem is harsh. Do unto others what you want done to you.
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