Analysis of Ubuntu



ubuntu
ʊˈbʊntʊ/
noun (SOUTH AFRICAN)
a quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity.
"there is a need for understanding not vengeance, ubuntu not victimization"

Wherever you are upon the earth
You are not alone
We see your work of worth
And we see you flourish and grow.

You are not alone
We stand by your side
We see you flourish and grow.
And in you we take pride.

We stand by your side
Your family and your friends
And in you we take pride
For our friendships that has no end.

Your family and your friends,
Your saviour and your Lord
Cherish friendship with no end
As our tin cans share a cord.

Your saviour and your Lord
Is immensely proud of you
As his tin can and yours
Are connected through and through.

I’m immensely proud of you
When I see your work of worth.
You bring joy and ubuntu
Wherever you are upon the earth.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
New International Version (NIV)
“16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually,
18 give thanks in all circumstances;
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”


Scheme aabab CDce DAeA AFAa FAaa Agxg gcaC fxxxx
Poetic Form
Metre 1 11 11100 01001010010101001000100 11011010110110010 010110101 11101 111111 01111001 11101 11111 1111001 001111 11111 1100011 001111 110101111 1100011 11011 1010111 11011101 11011 1010111 111101 1010101 1010111 1111111 11101 010110101 1 10100101 011101000 1101100 11111110110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,018
Words 191
Sentences 11
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 34
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 102
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted on May 22, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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