Analysis of A Ghazal, Mourning Asia
Milk on faces hides the skin of Asia
Export our thin hands; made in and of Asia
Neon eyes blink bloodshot signs of progress
Billboards preach in subway stations of Asia
You sky scrape your self with Razors, China
Temples weep in the shadows of Asia
Dub and subtitle, tape over your mouths
Tanka trucks lie lost in the din of Asia
You say 'fung shway' in coffee table grins
Hor ti culture; sell the tradition of Asia
Your name too Asian, you change it from Ahn
Now Samuel, you are the ruin of Asia
Scheme | AA XA AA XA XA XA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110101110 101011100110 10111111 110110110 1111111010 101001110 101011011 1111001110 1111010101 111010010110 1111011111 11011010110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 485 |
Words | 95 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 66 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on October 22, 2009
Modified on March 05, 2023
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