Analysis of The Curtains of Solomon
still
for the glory of
our blackness
to fulfill our destiny
as beautiful as
the
curtains of Solomon
expressed in our skin color
as free as the wind
look what God has done
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (50%) Tetractys (30%) |
| Metre | 1 10101 1010 10110100 11001 0 101100 01010110 11101 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 163 |
| Words | 33 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 138 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
About this poem
How did the biblical kings of ancient times live inside of their great palaces?
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Written on September 03, 2021
Submitted by gregory_g on September 04, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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