Analysis of The African Child
I look over to where the horizon lies,
Just beneath the glistening skies,
There, the beauty of a young soul captures my eyes,
It's the beauty of the African Child.
Her eyes are bright and innocent,
Her smiles never seem to grow faint, of
Proud is what she is of her melanin,
Effortlessly showing the power that lies therein.
This African Child is bold,
Unique, pure and full of hope,
Growing to appreciate her culture and heritage,
She will bequeath to her children when they come of age.
Feet buried in the sand, she stands,4
Secretly admiring the sunset above her arms,
"My Africa, my pride,"
Are what I say when I realise I am indeed that African child.
Scheme | AAAB XXXX XXXX XXXB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101100101 10101001 101010111011 1010101001 01110100 011011111 1111110100 1000100101101 1100111 0110111 1010100100100 1101101011111 11000111 100010010101 110011 1111111110111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 659 |
Words | 136 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 129 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
The writer talks about her view of the African Child, who she is, what she believes in and settles it by revealing that she's that she's in fact, that African Child.
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Written on June 16, 2022
Submitted by roseline_e on July 24, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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