Analysis of A Neighbourhood of Deceit
Zealous Frank 2000 (Nigeria)
A neighborhood of deceit,
Dominated by death and its cousins.
A potent culture, projected and viewed wrongly
For only a few knows the way,
And yet a multitude drives the train
Dictating in languages and tenses unknown,
Introducing dread and insecurity to the being
All in the name of redemption and evangelism.
Repression colored in black and white,
like the revival was meant for the past
Free-willed and yet our freedom is hijacked
leaders are sly, members alike
A slap to the concept of due process
For with every action -
- we encounter an uneven reaction.
Though some tag it salvation; others a miracle,
I saw boldly, We're on our way to doom...
Understanding - nonexistent in our cognition
Faith is activated only in palatable situations.
An away game against reality,
However, we compete solely to benefit our belly
Difficulties fuel our scepticism towards the belief
Though we long for light, we fear its darkness.
Bigotry stand rooted in our subconsciousness
And when asked, we respond that we are Christians.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010101 100110110 010100100110 11001101 01010101 1001000101 0101001001010 1001101000100 010100101 1001011101 1101101011 10111001 011010111 1110010 10101010010 1111010100100 11101110111 010010010010 111001001000010 10110110 1010110011001010 10001010101001 1111111110 1001100101 01110111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,020 |
Words | 185 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 9, 8 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 274 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 57 |
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