Analysis of Modern Burden



Take up the White man's burden
A conflict he can't feign
The light skin modern doctor
Whose fathers stained with sin

Take up the White man's burden
An old seed watered, sown
Dark brothers work the fields
To germinate this throne

Take up the White man's burden
He lives this present shame
He hears this stinging phrase
'Cause father spoiled his name

Take up the White man's burden
He says he's not the same
Dark brothers are still angry---
And he deals with dad's mistake


Scheme Axxx Abxb Acxc Acxx
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 1101110 010111 0111010 110111 1101110 111101 110101 11011 1101110 111101 111101 110111 1101110 111101 1101110 0111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 455
Words 85
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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