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
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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