Analysis of STRANGE WORLD.
ODIGIRI EMMANUEL OGOR 1974 (Oju)
DAUGHTER IS NUDE
MOM UNCLAD.
WHAT A STRANGE WORLD!
DAUGHTERS ARE GIFT
TO STRANGERS FOR GAIN.
STRANGE WORLD INDEED!
CHILDREN AS CHATTELS
IN FAMILY CARTELS.
DERANGED WORLD WE ARE!
TITHE WE WANT
NOT WHENCE IT COMES?
STRANGE WORLD!
| Scheme | AAB XXX CCX XCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011 11 1011 1011 11011 1101 1011 010001 01111 111 1111 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 246 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 46 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem because I am appalled at the cultural deviation expressed in dressing code of my people here in Nigeria. Young girls go nude or in scanty dresses and their mothers compliment them with similar outfits. These same young girls keep late nights and return home with unexplained gifts from unknown patrons. I likened this parental failures to clergy men in the same country who accept tithes from known criminals and dubious politicians. It is a cultural shock to me. more »
Written on September 19, 2022
Submitted by emmanuelogor44 on September 19, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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