Analysis of STRONG BLACK WOMAN
JaQuiondia Banks 1990 (MILWAUKEE, WI)
Strong Black Woman
As I look in the mirror, my reflection says to me,
“You are strong, resilient, and self-sufficient
Do not tare yourself down and do not tell yourself anything different
An imminent change will eventually occur
Your smile will be bright from the pain you endured
Do not be ambivalent to the circumstances
Life has its ups and downs, but you must take chances
You have been through the storm, yes, I know
When the storm end you will see a bright rainbow
When you look back when it is all said and done
You will be proud of yourself from all you overcome
So, when you are down on yourself, remember these words from me
You are a strong black woman, a strong black woman you claim to be
A STRONG BLACK WOMAN, YES, THAT IS ME!!!”
Scheme | ABCCDEFFGGAHBBB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110 11100101010111 11101001010 11101101110110100 1100110100001 11111101101 111010010100 111101111110 111101111 1011111011 11111111101 111110111110 111111010101111 1101110011101111 011101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 734 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 586 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 140 |
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Written on June 07, 2021
Submitted by jaquiondiab20 on August 10, 2021
Modified on March 26, 2023
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