Analysis of Lust
Gideon Akwose 1998 (Benue state)
Before 1900
Our culture a strong backbone
Our bow and spear a defence
Shield by our shield
Justice is justice
To err is human and the punishment stings you
In 1900
Across the Atlantic, they sail
With a culture we couldnot understand
Though their lifestyle a luxury,their culture stinks
Indirect rule an exchange for exploitation
Our culture of justice is adulterated with pardon
1920 elective era
Divide and rule imposed
Representative to represent the thieves
North of the northern,
South of the white man
We suffer these till date
1960,the green flag stands tall
Unity in diversity we claim
From dependent to ill-dependence
Political frivolities and greed displayed
1963, Republican nation
Free from white but caged by blacks
1966 era of peace by coercion
Mutiny and arson displayed
Like the Israelites we cry
A cry for freedom
1999, joy and celebration
Military to demote- cracy
Game of luxury,greed and penury
Visions of the 60's ends in the belly of men in their 80's.
| Scheme | XXAXXX XXXXBB XXXXXX XXXC BX BCXX BAXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01 1010011 10101001 11101 10110 111100010011 0 01001011 10101101 11101101 0011101110 101011010100110 01010 010101 010010101 11010 11011 110111 01111 1000010011 101011010 010010101 010010 1111111 10111010 10001001 101011 01110 10010 1001011 1110100 101011001011011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 982 |
| Words | 174 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 4, 2, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 32 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 114 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
It is a historical poem ,the different stages and it's effect on the nation, The lust and greed of it's leaders After all the struggles to gain independent in 1960, men in their 80's embezzled it all. That means all this labour were all in vain.
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Written on September 15, 2022
Submitted by gideonmogul on September 15, 2022
Modified on March 08, 2023
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