Analysis of No man's land



Brought up to fear is fellow human

Because he is a black

Hatred beget hatred when he was denied the right to be educated

He just wanted to be a pilot and a business   man

But all that is left in the colored world is to be a servant

He didn't believe in afterlife because even if he was born again he will still be ashamed of his color

That's what the white instill in those black

Black are to respect the white even if they are exploit, denigrate, dehumanize or  dictate to them

When he kills to proofs to the white that black aren't afraid of them

But he told his lawyer I ain't hard for once

I ain't going to trust nobody

I will kill you and go to hell and pay for it

He feels like is life is trapped in a black skin

He is also a Native son

Why is he oppressed

White man, listen!

IT'S NO MAN'S LAND

HE IS NOT AN OUTSIDER

HE IS THE NATIVE SON


Scheme A B X X X C B D D X X X X A X A X C A
Poetic Form
Metre 111111010 011101 100110111010111100 11101101000101 1111100101111010 1100101001101111011111011110 110101011 111010110111110010010111 1111110111100111 11111011111 1110111 111101110111 11111110011 11100101 11101 1110 1111 1111010 110101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 874
Words 194
Sentences 2
Stanzas 19
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 35
Words per stanza (avg) 9

About this poem

Racism

Font size:
 

Submitted by olagunjutemiloluwa03 on April 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:00 min read
0

Discuss this Olagunju Temiloluwa Esther poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "No man's land" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 16 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/126500/no-man%27s-land>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    15
    days
    5
    hours
    14
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who wrote the poem One Art?
    A E. E. Cummings
    B Elizabeth Barrett Browning
    C Sylvia Plath
    D Elizabeth Bishop