Analysis of October First
I wore innocence as a brocade
Wee moments of the morning it was
Weaved my world with tender petals
In come the rustling, then the whistling in my ears
Being friends, was our pact
Succumbed to your tours
A little touch, a knot less tickle
Took my innocence, with my eyes, unclosed
It's aftermath tore my phantoms
My phantoms which has always brew raw, cascading stars
Traded my gold with nut-tin
To cloth your greedy feats
You, yes, you, stripped me of my brocade
Your island, it shrinks my wits
My fantasy, my dream, my hopes
All fizzled out
Today is my day
And I am taking no pay
I am free, freed from your feeds
Today is my day
And I am crushing your greed
Because?
My gold is reaching it's peak
#independenceday
#proudofmycountry
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111001001 110101011 11111010 010101010011 1011101 01111 010101110 111001111 1101110 110111110101 1011111 111101 111111101 1101111 11001111 1101 01111 0111011 1111111 01111 0111011 01 1111011 1 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 734 |
Words | 136 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 25 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 579 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 135 |
About this poem
The content of the poem catalogued the plight of a country called 'Nigeria' in the hands of world powers i.e countries that are superior .The poem evokes the aftermath of Nigeria and it's urge to break free
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Written on October 07, 2022
Submitted by funshomary234 on October 07, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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