Analysis of The root

sarina peart 1991 (Brooklyn)



The root of my hair tells a story of how we got here in the cargo tuck away like a pearl hope beneath the glass as I service you a taste with my enticing eyes hold the gate to freedom.


Scheme A
Poetic Form
Metre 01111101011111001101101101011110101110101101110
Characters 184
Words 40
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Lines Amount 1
Letters per line (avg) 144
Words per line (avg) 40
Letters per stanza (avg) 144
Words per stanza (avg) 40

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About the beauty of my hair and my culture

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Written on March 04, 2023

Submitted by mssarinapeart on March 04, 2023

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