Analysis of I AM Black
Yeshiembet/Yeshi Gemaneh 1940 (Harar)
I can sing with clear voice
My color is only to identify
That I am a beautiful black
Black as ebony
I am proud of my color
Precious as diamond
Sparkling in the sun
As hidden beans in the jungle
When I smile my snow white teeth
Brightening a day
My humbleness as a gesture of respect
Not a sign of weakness
If I call you “Sir” or “Madam”
Nothing wrong
That too out of respect
Looking on tenderly heart
Enlightening the shallow and cloudy way
Knowing in a distance will keep us apart
Getting closer help us to know better
I am also full of wisdom
I am black, I am black
Scheme | XXAX BXXX XCDX EXD FCF BEA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111 1101101010 11101001 11100 1111110 10110 10001 11010010 1111111 10001 111010101 101110 11111110 101 111101 1011001 01000100101 10001011101 1010111110 11101110 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 581 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
I am black, nothing wrong to be black. The expression is based on admiration of blackness.
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