Analysis of Poverty What did I do
Hasan Johnson 1980 (Peoria Illinois)
What did I do to you
Why do you bully me
Harass me every day
Till I lay my head to sleep from the moment that I’m awake
You chase me in my dreams
You cause my disbelief
You interrupt my business
You place a burden upon me
I did nothing to deserve you in my life
You cause me to have no kids no wife
I want you to get away from me
Leave me alone
Get out of here
I’m praying you away from me
Begging you to stay away from me
Return back to where you come from so riches and wealth can find me
What a trap and snare you are
You filthy dirty demon
Full of all bad things
Unwanted best describes you
| Scheme | ABCDEFGBHHBIJBBBKLMA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 111111 111101 0111001 111111110101101 111011 11101 101110 11010011 11101011011 111111111 111110111 1101 1111 11010111 101110111 0111111111001111 1010111 1101010 11111 0101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 618 |
| Words | 147 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 465 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 128 |
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