Analysis of Black Beauty

Leandra Bell 2008 (Florida)



Dark-complexion - rich in melanin pigments.
Skin, autumn brown, and as smooth as moonstone.
I have pride and never lied about how I look.
Skin that glistens like oiled mahogany.
A type of skin color that tells a story.
A beauty that is different, powerful, and worth glory
Black skin is unique, chic, and so much more.

Brilliant, thick, curly, and coarse
Hair black as ebony, black as the night sky, black as the ace of spades, black as coal.
Black hair is the definition of natural
Black hair is like a tree
Follicles, branches, and roots
A hair type that holds many memories towards black ancestry

Black beauty is melanized in magic
Needed to be recognized, particularized, victimized, penalized, and stigmatized.
Black isn't new
And black isn't something we get to choose.

Black and brave.
Black and beautiful.
Black and blissful.
Black and blessed, praise the lord!
Black and brilliant.
Black and so much more.
Black is me, and black is you.


Scheme XXXAAAB XXCAXA XXDX XCCXXBD
Poetic Form
Metre 10101010010 110101111 111010101111 111110100 01111011010 010111001000110 1110110111 1011001 11110011011110111111 11100101100 111101 1001001 0111110100011100 11011010 101110110010010 1101 0110101111 101 10100 1010 101101 1010 10111 1110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 949
Words 182
Sentences 16
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 7, 6, 4, 7
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 186
Words per stanza (avg) 41
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Written on December 30, 2021

Submitted by belleandra13 on April 02, 2022

Modified on April 16, 2023

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Leandra Bell

I'm a 13 year old poet from Jamaica. I'm a very creative person and I have a passion to improve society. more…

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