Analysis of Molested - Dimpho M

Dimpho M 2004 (Mafikeng)



A young girl cried for weeks
Her silent sobs turned into weeps
They didn’t know, assumed she’s weak
When they asked she said she was fine
Until the questions made her lose her mind
“I was raped! Used! Stripped off my pride!”
They were shocked and in awe
They didn’t know who to blame, take the fall
So they walked away and shrugged it off
“She’s lucky to be alive, she’s not dead”
What has society turned into ?!
How is rape a lesser misfortune than death
Don’t you know of the fears she lives with
She doesn’t look forward as she walks
She looks every direction as she’s alarmed
She’s told to cover up more
I guess they rape the clothes not the body
The fact is that harm was done
To the body, soul and mind
She was molested, so be kind .


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQREE
Poetic Form Etheree  (25%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 011111 01011011 1110111 11111111 0101010101 11111111 101001 111111101 111010111 1101101111 110100101 11101001011 111101111 11110111 111000101101 1111011 1111011010 0111111 1010101 11010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 773
Words 153
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 571
Words per stanza (avg) 145
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Written on August 22, 2022

Submitted by dimphomooketsi491 on November 22, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Dimpho M

Words are beautiful, they are powerful. I write for the voice in my heart that does not speak, I write for me because sometimes I can not speak these words but I can write them down . I’m a poet at heart, a lover of the arts. I’m Dimpho M, a young, African girl who aspires to be a great poet more…

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