Analysis of Poem 13- Villanelle Alexander Jaffee P.3 6/9/2021 “Snowflakes”
Why do people find everything offensive
I can’t make jokes in school
That’s insane and excessive
I have no choice but to get defensive
When people accuse me of racism and homophobia (dual)
Why do people find everything offensive
“That teacher is loud” (That’s racist and aggressive)
So you tell me I hate black people? Not even true
That’s insane and excessive
Teachers and authority everywhere don’t allow me to be expressive
No jokes for me, if they even allude to an allusion to something not cool
Why do people find everything offensive?
Social justice warriors accusing all whites of being oppressive
Black lives matter ‘protests’ destroyed, looted, and burned- to the fire that’s fuel
That’s insane and excessive
It’s at a point where everyone is obsessive
Virtue signaling, not allowing humor, cruel
Why do people find everything offensive?
That’s insane and excessive.
| Scheme | AbA acA axA abA acA acAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110110010 111101 1010010 1111111010 1100111100010010 1110110010 110111100010 1111111101101 1010010 100010010101111010 11111110011101011011 1110110010 101010001011110010 111010110011010110 1010010 11011101010 1010010101010 1110110010 1010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 885 |
| Words | 143 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 118 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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