Analysis of Beauty in Black
A boy with dark black countenance
Age twelve with life full of toil
His dark brown eyes manifest his plight
And curly brown hairs mingled with dust Make him think he is crawling like an insect in wild
Cracks on his brown finger pores
Feet without shoes leaving spots on land Tattered attire on his physique
A sweater full of wholes from everywhere Questions if he is really living his life
Gazing at the way with a bright smile
And carrying parched sticks on his shoulders With golden rays of sun on the face, he goes straight
Struggling to earn a living for family and him Laments to my eyes if he is spending his childhood right
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIC |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 01111100 1111111 11111011 010111011111111011101 1111101 101110111100101101 01011111010111101011 101011011 0100111110110111101111 100110101100010111111110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 639 |
Words | 124 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 51 |
Words per line (avg) | 12 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 513 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 117 |
About this poem
The purpose of the poem is to highlight racial discrimination and struggles of people belonging to other races
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Written on January 02, 2023
Submitted by Rafia on March 02, 2023
Modified on April 09, 2023
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