Analysis of The Red Ridges LXI
Be consoled O you men of goodwill
The race shall see diamond benefits and prizes
The work shall yield fruits for the good of mankind
The labour is love and the favour is hope
That the school will stand the test of time
That the teacher will be upright and stricter
That the windows may keep off lizards and creepers
That the sandals may not tear without replacement
Let us mind the length of our suits and take care
With the style that makes peace with the people's eye
With the buttons that inform our files and history
With the ages testing the younger for intimacy
From the strength to wrestle to tending the vines
From the wisdom of empathy to embracing reconciliation
From the grace of redemption to all round breakthrough
Be consoled indeed we shall not be the last
To see Okonkwo stand and preach to the nations
To see Somadina melt the candles with prayers
To see the man love the woman and their children
Scheme | XAXX XXAX XXBB XCX XXXC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101111111 011110100010 01111101111 011100111 101110111 10101101010 10101111001 101011101010 111011101011 10111110101 10101011010100 10101001011000 10111011001 1010110010100010 10110101111 10101111101 1111011010 111101011 110110100110 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 913 |
Words | 168 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 3, 4 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 149 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on August 20, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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