A Woman Ribbed
Ah, borne of 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-style poem, written in the form of an acrostic, honors all women as equal partners of men in the family of the human race.
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Written on January 05, 2022
Submitted by karlcfolkes on January 05, 2022
Modified on April 23, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XXX AXX XAX XXX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 273 |
| Words | 54 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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