Analysis of Not the gods
Bankole Opeyemi 1996 (Ekiti)
Not the gods
It's folly to question the wisdom of the gods,
Says you? No surprises,
Be far from my ink and the sonorous sound that proceed from me.
If ye be not a victim of bequeathed folly,
Draw near and let's see through a Socratic lens.
From which well do these reckless bacchanalians find elixir,
That I in my fastidiousness show a deficiency of exousia,
Perhaps thy gods enjoy the theatrics of wine,
While I, veiled in a scrupulous folly aspire to their grace to shine.
Don't get bored though my litanies may nauseate you,
Did you not learn by heart sayings of sages and called them thoughtful,
Those whose astute eyes couldn't see the obvious blindness of karma,
gods who reward flamboyance with dignity,
And even in crime's prime men will come for lime.
The one that baffles me most and denies me sleep,
Athena and accomplices with their folklores of bedridden wisdom
Have thrown away the golden ink of history,
Whether of nonchalance, of ignorance, or their characteristic folly,
Men found the ink to write their history and karma became a common bitch.
Scheme | A AXBBX XCDD XXXBX XXBBC |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (25%) |
Metre | 101 110110010101 111010 1111100100110111 111101010110 11011100101 111111011010 1101110010011 01110101011 11100100100111111 111111001101 1111111011001110 11011101010010110 11010101100 01001111111 011101100111 0100010011111010 110101011100 101101110011001010 1101111100010010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,069 |
Words | 207 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 4, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 42 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 170 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
About this poem
Most people view the world from a meritocratic point of view, that is, the best people deserve the best. However, life sometimes rewards those who fail to play by the rules.
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Written on September 08, 2022
Submitted by Opeyemidayo77 on September 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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