Analysis of Critical Race Theory
Oppressed, depressed, suppressed.
Led to a Nation of unrest
Shackled and chained
While going mentally insane
Captured and defeated, and led to a place without our history
Black and blue, bruised and beaten
From the Masters, From the Pastors
Taking our bodies, then our souls
A mass Exodus, led by Garvey
Then a slaughter, led by the US Army
Our leaders became martyrs
Our wealth and knowledge became bartered
How do we overcome
We were never welcome
Families torn and sold,
Again, our minds are unsettled
Peace is an illusion
Until my brothers and sisters reach the conclusion
The chains are no longer there on our bodies,
They run through our veins
Carrying the blood of the enslaved.
Scheme | AABCDEFGDDFHIIJKEELMN |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010101 11010101 1001 11010001 100010011010110100 1011010 10101010 1010101101 011001110 1010110110 10100110 1010100110 11110 101010 100101 011011010 111010 0111001010010 011110111010 111101 100011001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 688 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 21 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 555 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 118 |
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Written on March 01, 2022
Submitted by NicoleTaylorBrown on April 27, 2022
Modified on May 01, 2023
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