Analysis of I’ve Dreamed

Angela P Lassiter 1958 (Chapel Hill)



                   I’ve  dreamed of a world
                Where black women would reign
                    A world filled with Peace !
                       Not envy and pain
                    A world where a our characters
                        And abilities with matter
                        Not the color of our skins
                       Leaving us to be the latters
                            If all black women
                           Dreamed this drain I believe
                           They would not take the time
                              To roll up their sleeve
                             To administer the drug
                            That is the new slave
                     Leading them to a much early grave
                             Stand proud, black women
                                Dream your dreams
                            And prepared to take your places
                                 To be princesses and Queens


Scheme ABCBDEFCGHIHJKKGLMN
Poetic Form
Metre 11101 111011 01111 11001 011010100 00100110 10101101 1011101 11110 111101 111101 11111 1010001 11011 101101101 11110 111 00111110 1110001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 997
Words 99
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 399
Words per stanza (avg) 97

About this poem

After seeing on the 12 o’clock news, a brief story of missing young black women bodies being found, and a predominantly known drug infested area. I was very touched by this newscast, and I began to write I’ve Dreamed!

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Written on March 27, 2024

Submitted by alassiter58 on March 28, 2024

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Angela P Lassiter

Have been writing poetry every since I was a kid In 1st grade when on the last day of school I wrote a poem for each of my classmates! more…

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