Analysis of The Radical Argument

Stephen Okoh 1991 (Lagos)



I am a woman,
No, not an extension, I am
The Yang to the Ying of Society.
I said I am a woman
Fool, not an asset of his wealth,
I’m a stake holder in his lot, vice versa.
I am the waters of the earth
I am Humanity – no, not substandard,
Not customized but the other half.
No, not supplement  nor complement;
Not a layer breed,
I am a channel of life.
I am the likeness and reflection
Of a sexless God.


Scheme ABCADEFGHIJKAL
Poetic Form
Metre 11010 11101011 0110110100 1111010 1111111 10110011110 11010101 11010011010 11010101 111001100 10101 1101011 110100010 10101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 408
Words 94
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 299
Words per stanza (avg) 85

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Feminism

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Written on December 25, 2022

Submitted by MasterPoet on December 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Stephen Okoh

I'm a citizen of Nigeria, and I hail from Delta State. I play draughts for a hobby and I'm currently a teacher. I'm Male and single and a Christian by Religion. more…

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