Analysis of Mannequin
Damilare Ojo 1995 (Lagos)
I'm Human
Or that's what I think I am
Chiseled to thrill onlookers
But there's no such thing as vigor in me
Call me "an object of many apparels"
I could seem funky today and on the morrow casual
That's what they do with me
I'm Human
They make me assume I am
Folks gaze with curiosity
My structure, too whole to be genuine
Decent on the outside, desolate on the inside
Tossed on the left, yanked from the right
I presume that's what I was concocted for
I'm Human
I really do reckon I am
Perhaps if I could speak
My captors will let me live
Call me "a prisoner in my flesh"
Who awaits suggestions from bystanders
That's what I'd ever do
I'm Human
I candidly want to be treated like one
Stroll amidst groups, bat my eyes and fall asleep
I want to possess my existence and rule my world
I need acquaintances and foes to make me grow
If I'm awarded the license to converse
I'd yell: I WANT TO BE FREE!
Scheme | Abcdcxd Abdaxxx Abxxxcx Aaxxxxd |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110 1111111 101110 1111111001 111101101 111100101010100 111111 110 1110111 1110100 1101111100 1010111001001 11011101 10111110101 110 11011011 011111 1101111 110100011 101010110 111101 110 11001111011 10111110101 1110110100111 110100011111 11010010110 1111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 895 |
Words | 178 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 179 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on January 19, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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