Analysis of Never Satisfied
Meshack Bwoyele Keya 1960 (Vihiga)
When satisfied
You are happy
When satisfied
You are contended
When satisfied
You are overjoyed
When satisfied
You pass it over to others
When will you be satisfied?
In death you need nothing more.
Before that
The eye will not be satisfied to see
The ear
Will not be satisfied to hear
The mouth
Will not be satisfied to eat
And the stomach
Will never be full
| Scheme | Ab Ax Ax Ax ax xb cc xx xx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110 1110 110 11010 110 1101 110 11110110 111110 0111101 011 011111011 01 1111011 01 1111011 0010 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 340 |
| Words | 67 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 32 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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Satisfaction is evasive
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