Analysis of For the Brown Girls
Jairica Johnson 1981 (US)
Your beauty is un-Earthly
Your brown is your crown
Wear it smooth, soft, and delicate
Wear it proud
Warm like maple syrup
Or cold as stainless steel
Wear it like armour, against the Genteel
Shades of nature
Colors of the land
Embrace your vibrant hues
Your love will command
Remember where you came from
We have come so far
But, most importantly
Remember who you are.
| Scheme | AXXX XBB XCXC XDAD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (27%) |
| Metre | 1101110 11111 11110100 111 111010 111101 1111001001 1110 10101 011101 11101 0101111 11111 110100 010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 371 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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A poem about self-love
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