Analysis of Angry black man
Sarah Hamilton 1980 (United States)
For my brothers and their struggles.....I understand.
People hate and doubt the power you possess
And quickly categorize you as an angry black man.
But really, does it have to come down to this?;
Every other race, concerned and scared.
when all you’re waiting for, is that one moment of bliss.
First, it was because of the way you expressed yourself,
and the music that you make.;
But don’t they realize that your words are real
and you’re only hated, for NOT being fake.;
You're judged for the life you were given and the color of your skin.;
Your background is Kings and Queens,
Slaves and thieves but you're not the victim.
If they sat and listened to your words and your lyrics,
and what you speak about.
They would understand, you feel trapped and neglected
because you refuse to sell out.
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Metre | 111001101 10101010101 0101001111011 11011111111 1001010101 1111011111011 1110110110101 0010111 1111011111 01101011101 1110110100010111 111101 101111010 1110101110110 011101 11011110010 01101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 803 |
Words | 158 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 7 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 310 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 71 |
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