Analysis of Reflections on Color



The color of my hand is brown,
The color of your hand maybe white,
But even if it is that’s quite alright,
What is the color of a man’s skin?
Are we not all the same within?
There was a man who had a dream,
He dreamed of ending violent things,
He saw the hate among the world,
A world that saw color as a code of right,
If your color is different, I think they might tell you you are more or you are less,
Dr king felt all people could be the best.
No matter what a person looked outside,
The deciding factor was the heart inside,
He told the people, equality for all,
Be proud of your race, stand tall,
But don’t disrespect the black, brown, tan or white,
Dr King just didn’t give up without a fight,
Let freedom ring, ring for people big and small,
Let freedom ring, ring for all,
So while you remember the man named King,
Know that he stood, stood for one thing,
Freedom , equality, equality for all,
Listen people and answer this call freedom equality , equality for all,
Listen people and answer this call feeedom, equality and love for all


Scheme ABBCCDEFBGHIIJJBBJJKKJJJ
Poetic Form
Metre 01011111 010111101 110111111 110101011 11110101 11011101 111101001 11010101 01111010111 111011001111111111111 1111101101 1101010111 0101010101 11010010011 1111111 1101011111 1111110101 11011110101 1101111 1110100111 11111111 100100010011 101001011100100010011 101001011101000111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,055
Words 223
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 24
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 805
Words per stanza (avg) 202

About this poem

January of 1994 was asked to create a poem the night before for Martin Luther King day. At age 16, I received a standing ovation for this poem.

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Written on January 16, 1994

Submitted by Cyreita on December 27, 2023

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Cyreita Drummond

I have been writing since the age of 8 and as a child won many poetry contests. I have now begun my passion as a screenwriter and will continue my journey. Writing is my joy and passion. more…

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