Analysis of The Noose Around my Neck



She's nothing like the African woman i know
who bath at cradle, the African child at dawn,
at will, the sting of her tongue she will adorn,
she'll quench, rather than fan the embers of my glow.
the seed of lengthy discord, always, she will sow,
her crown, to her words, a miserable pawn
made by her to wallow in self pity, beaten and torn
a tumor unimaginable in this mind made to grow.
anger, a viable response of defense now wielded
without a thought of what could result,
so huge an ire now have a mind blinded,
the sharp edge of a curtal ax I consult
product of this blow got me now confounded,
in solace with a noose,I find restful conduct.


Scheme ABCADBCAEFEFEG
Poetic Form
Metre 110101001011 111100100111 11011011101 111011010111 01110101111 01101010001 11011001101001 01001000011111 10010001101110 010111101 1111110110 0111011101 10111111010 01010111001
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 645
Words 132
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 502
Words per stanza (avg) 123

About this poem

A poem to reveal the troubles of an African husband in his own home.

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Written on December 22, 2023

Submitted by kalejaiyeadeshola007 on December 22, 2023

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Kalejaiye Adeshola Adejumobi

Kalejaiye Adeshola is a Guidance Counsellor by profession, a lover of art and all it entails. more…

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