Analysis of Eshibondo
Meshack Bwoyele Keya 1960 (Vihiga)
Eshibondo has strayed like a stray cat.
Humanity taken away short cut.
He, my son,chasing after youth exploits
Beer and women to him are his pastimes
He has taken to drugsjust like a fool
Inhalants, injections or fumes to drool.
My son, crime is his leisure and pastime.
Policemen are at his heels on marktime.
Eshibondo does not know the church door.
He does to the rich all his venom pour.
Eshibondo is so full of himself.
Personal care has abandoned to self.
Eshibondo, my good son, change your ways.
This tip will avoid a bullet that strays.
Scheme | ABCDEEFFGGHHII |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011 0100100111 1111011 101011111 111011101 0100101111 111111001 010111111 1111011 1110111101 1111101 1001101011 1111111 1110101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 533 |
Words | 99 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 431 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 98 |
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This is a sonnet about my son, Eshibondo.
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