Analysis of DEMOCRACY
Onyi Okadike 1972 (Abakiliki)
Government of the people, they say
This by the people, they claim
And for the people, they insist
Tis Democracy
But spectators we are
Onlookers in the battle for our future
Uninvolved participants
Limited to voting charade
Their choices, we get
Shorn of opinions, are we
Lot cast among thieves
Their winners, our options
Self made choice is ultimate, declared the he-goat
An example, his beard
A self choice, so befitting
Complimenting his handsomeness
But the scrotal sack?
Courtesy of a friend’s benevolence
Lo and behold
An oversize, his lot
| Scheme | AXXB XXXX XBXX XXXA XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) |
| Metre | 100101011 1101011 01010101 10100 110011 10001011010 0010100 10011001 11011 1101011 11011 1101010 111110001011 101011 0111010 10011 1011 1001010100 1001 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 565 |
| Words | 106 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
It is a widely accepted norm that Democracy is the best form of government. Well, in Nigeria to be specific, our experiences seem to say otherwise.
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Written on July 29, 2022
Submitted by Onyiokadike on July 29, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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