A Woman Ribbed
Ah, borne from man’s ribs.
Woman — preemptively scorned.
O daunting the pain!
Man — dominating…
A woman second fiddle.
Nature offended!
Ribbing a woman.
Intentionally bragging —
By keeping her down!
But she will rise up.
Employing her stratagems —
Death to sexism!
About this poem
This haiku-extended poem, written metrically, without a rhyming scheme, in the form of an acrostic, serves as an artistic composition to uplift and honor all women as equal partners of the human race.
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Written on January 05, 2022
Submitted by karlcfolkes on January 05, 2022
Modified on April 28, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XXX AXX XAX XXX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 279 |
| Words | 55 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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