Analysis of On the fence
Meshack Bwoyele Keya 1960 (Vihiga)
Undecided she stayed on the fence.
To fall over or remain in defence.
Defiled and molested she was bruised.
She hated being a woman bruised.
Men are brutes as sure as hell.
Their need is one thing for sure she did spell.
Falling over led to womanhood.
Falling back meant babyhood.
Where do you advice her to decide.
Maybe on the fence to forever abide.
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 01011101 1110101001 10010111 110100101 1111111 1111111111 10101110 101110 11101011 10101101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 343 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 278 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
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A child defiled.
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