Analysis of No Mass For Me
Joshua Barminas 1993 (Mubi, Adamawa state.)
No Mass for me
Sing no songs and play no drums
Just a distant sigh for a life not lived
Where was i?
where did i go?
You cannot remember me, for you did not know me
Like a forgotten thought, a mild itch
i was here, then i wasn't
No Mass for me
| Scheme | AbcdeafgA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (22%) |
| Metre | 1111 1110111 1010110111 111 1111 1100101111111 100101011 1111110 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 244 |
| Words | 56 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 184 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
About this poem
"No Mass For Me" is a free verse written in the first person narrative, allowing the audience the opportunity to feel the melancholic mood of the author, where in poignant reflection, the author questions the impact of his existence.
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