Analysis of Sun Kissed Girl



The complexion of sundown
With sunshine radiating from my cheeks
Do they see the peace it brings to the world
The countries and mountains it has reached

Oh would they value me if they knew
My gene’s came straight from the Eve collection
Make up from God’s finest palette of paint
But still lacking my kindred’s affection

My skin ridiculed for its richness
While being sold handmade from a can
The shape I once wore mockingly
Has now been purchased in high demand

My hair styles once mimicked in nature
Homage paid declared as the weeping willow
Mocked in my youth ridiculed in my age
As the magnolia Kobus now rest on my pillow

A perfect God made me
An imperfect world tries to break me down
Father your daughter prays for the strength
To handle life when stress comes around

Authenticity is My God given gift
This is shown whenever I walk
My ancestor’s knowledge passed to me
You can hear it in my talk

Culturally Rich girl
Melaninated wealthy with my sundown skin
Underappreciated and underrated
While still loving the skin I’m in


Scheme AXXX XBXB XXCX XCXC DAXX XEDE CFXF
Poetic Form Quatrain  (57%)
Metre 001011 11100111 1110111101 010010111 111101111 1111101010 1111101011 111011010 11101110 110111101 011111 111100101 111110010 1010110101 101110011 1001010111110 001111 1010111111 101101101 110111101 0100111101 11101011 11010111 1111011 100011 1101111 100010 11100110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,025
Words 185
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 120
Words per stanza (avg) 26

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For the black Girl who is down on her beauty remember this

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Submitted by Lakeyahg01 on June 21, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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