This is an analysis of the poem Not Afrocentric Enough that begins with:
Years ago...
They acted as if, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbXX Xdcece fbf Xag hgXf hIfdfIidf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,3,3,4,9,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 001 11010 111010000 1101001 101110100 1011111 1110100 100010 10001001101 100101101 10110011011 1001 01110111100101 101111011 111 1111010100001 111101000001111 101001 1101010001 110111011111 00100100101010010 1101111001000 11011 11 0111011 1 1111010110 11 11110110 111001 101101101000
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 31
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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