Analysis of A SIDE OF THE WORLD
There still is a side
of this world
where kids still saunter around
with no wears.
There is still a side
of this world
where folk-tales never die:
elders still tell stories
while children still listen
and still never harbor a doubt.
There still is a side
of this world
where ducks still co-work with hens
and goats still bleat and behave
like the past;
cocks still wake us
in a part of this world.
There is still a side
of this world
where myth birds
still circle and crackle;
I still see vultures.
Eagles still glide
And butterflies still file.
There still a side
of this world
where airs are still pure
And the atmosphere still calm.
There is still a side
of this world
where changes never
change their lifestyles.
I thought all was lost
But here,
there are relics
of old days.
Scheme | ABxx ABx xxx ABxxx xb ABxx xax aBxx ABxx x xxx |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101 111 1111001 111 11101 111 111101 101110 110110 01101001 11101 111 1111111 0111001 101 1111 001111 11101 111 111 110010 11110 1011 01011 1101 111 11111 001011 11101 111 11010 111 11111 11 1110 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 817 |
Words | 172 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3, 5, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 1, 3 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 56 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
About this poem
The poem is about the cultural practices of Nigerians where the cultural of telling stories to teach morals and lessons at night is exhibited both in Yoruba,Igbo and Hausa land and it strictly extrays the beauty in such practice of the old days that has now eluded us hence making our society a morally deprived one among the committee of nations.
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Written on November 06, 2022
Submitted by Donmodel on August 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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